Champions Trophy 2025: Here’s India’s complete schedule for the marquee ICC event

New Delhi: Tuesday marked an official ending to months of suspense and drama over the scheduling of the much-anticipated ICC Champions Trophy 2025. After an official confirmation for the hybrid model was released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) last week, the global governing body announced the schedule for the much-awaited tournament on December 24.

The eight-team event will begin on February 19 and Dubai in the UAE has been picked as the co-host along with Pakistan. The Dubai International Stadium will host the league fixtures of India after they refused to travel to the neighbouring nation for the tournament. If India storm into the knockouts of the tournament, then the final will be held in Dubai in place of Lahore.

India vs Pakistan on Feb 23

The most-awaited clash of the Champions Trophy 2025 – the India vs Pakistan encounter will take place on February 23 in Dubai while India play their first game against Bangladesh on February 20. The Men in Blue will just play three league games and have been placed in Group A along side Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand.

A look into India’s complete schedule

The BCCI and PCB were at loggerheads for months in the current year over the Champions Trophy 2025 after India refused to travel to the Asian nation due to the long political tension between both the countries. After India remained adamant on their stance, Pakistan had to agree to their demands but they went in for a tit-for-tat policy, demanding stagging of all their future matches which would be held in India at a neutral venue. The BCCI were left with no option but to agree to their demands as the ICC rolled out the CT 2025 schedule post that.

 International Cricket Council (ICC) released the complete schedule of the Champions Trophy 2025 to be jointly held in Pakistan and Dubai.  Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today