Next India vs Pakistan clash confirmed, BCCI yet to respond as fan anticipation builds

Pakistan Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council have announced the tentative draft for the 2025 Champions Trophy. As per the draft India and Pakistan will clash in Lahore on the 1st of March 2025. 

The eight-team tournament will have two groups as India and Pakistan are in the same group as New Zealand and Bangladesh. The second group has Australia, South Africa, England and Afghanistan. 

The Board of Control for Cricket in India is yet to give a go-ahead for the tournament. As of now the Indian team and its status aren’t known. If India tours Pakistan it will be the

ICC makes statement on proposed Champions Trophy draft 

It is well known that Team India will play all its matches in Lahore. This though will happen with the BCCI giving its nod. The BCCI in turn has to wait for the final directives from the Indian government to take part in the tournament. 

One ICC source while speaking to the media said, “The PCB has submitted the draft of the 15-match ICC Champions Trophy. Seven games in Lahore, three in Karachi and five in Rawalpindi.”

The source also added, “The opening match will be held in Karachi with two semifinals in Karachi and Rawalpindi, a final in Lahore. All India matches (including semifinal if the team qualifies) in Lahore."

When addressing the likelihood of the Indian government and BCCI giving its nod the source said “All board chiefs of the ICC Champions Trophy participating countries (minus BCCI) have assured him of their complete support but BCCI will consult its government and update the ICC."

India and Pakistan have mostly played in the ICC tournaments and their last meeting was in the T20 World Cup 2024. The match in New York saw a huge crowd attend the game as India came out as the winner. It is to be noted that the last time the two teams played in the Champions trophy was in 2017 when Pakistan won by 150 runs.