Amidst the ongoing war between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BBCI) over playing matches in Pakistan, the International Cricket Council is likely to release the cricketing schedule of the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 this week.

If Hindustan Times report regarding the new development of the tournament is to be believed, the ICC is finalizing discussions with the participating member countries and the host country regarding the tournament schedule.

However, the decision by the PCB to include the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir region in the probable schedule of the Champions Trophy tour has sparked controversy and has raised objections from BCCI to ICC.

Our stand is very clear: Mohsin Naqvi

Meanwhile, Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Mohsin Naqvi said in a conversation with journalists – We will achieve the target and will achieve the Champions Trophy tournament in Pakistan. All the teams (except India) that have qualified for the Champions Trophy are ready to come to Pakistan and no one has any problem. I would say even today that if India has any concerns, they should talk to us.

Naqvi further said- We will solve any kind of problem of them (BCCI). I believe there is no reason why the Indian team cannot come to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. You wait and see all the teams will come.

Our stand is very clear, we have already told this. We will stick to our stand. ICC has to announce the schedule of the tournament. We are waiting for the schedule to be announced, so that we can start preparing accordingly. As soon as the program is announced, we will start our preparations as soon as possible.

On the other hand, for your information, let us tell you that some reports had come out quoting Pakistani media. It was said in these reports that if ICC considers organizing the tournament outside Pakistan under the hybrid model, PCB can boycott it completely.