WATCH: Younis Khan's bold statement amid India's reluctance to travel for Champions Trophy 2025

India's travel plans to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025 are still not confirmed. While the Board isn't ready to send the players, former players of the neighbouring country are hell-bent on persuading India to visit Pakistan for the tournament. Recently, during an event, former Pakistan batter, Younis Khan expressed his emotions regarding India's decision. 

Younis Khan said during an event, "Pakistan fans love Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli a lot. We want to see both these players playing and performing in Pakistan, we wish Team India would come and play the Champions Trophy in Pakistan."

Younis Khan said "Pakistan fans love Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli a lot. We want to see both these players playing and performing in Pakistan, we wish Team India comes and plays Champions Trophy in Pakistan. Politics should not be involved in sports" 🇮🇳🇵🇰❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/jePESm2lcX

— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) August 2, 2024

The safety concerns are the priority for BCCI and the government. That's the main reason why they aren't ready to send the Indian team to Pakistan. Instead, a hybrid model is proposed by India to conduct the games in other countries where India can travel. However, no specific information is shared by the Board as of now. 

We have enough bowlers in the squad: Rohit Sharma

In the 1st ODI match against Sri Lanka, Rohit Sharma was asked during the toss whether he'd swing his arms just like other batters. To this question, Rohit jokingly said that other bowlers can do that easily and he will prefer to focus on his batting.

"We have created an atmosphere where guys can come in and play with freedom. Not really (on whether he will bowl), I will focus on my batting. We have enough bowlers in the squad that can roll their arm over," said Rohit Sharma.