India has informed the International Cricket Council it will not travel to the Champions Trophy.
Ongoing political tensions mean the two countries have not played each other outside of men’s major tournaments since 2013, while India have not played in Pakistan for 16 years.
Pakistan are due to host a global event for the first time since 1996 in February and March next year, the eight-team, 50-over Champions Trophy.
“The PCB has received an email from the ICC, stating that the BCCI has informed them that their team will not travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025,” said a PCB spokesperson. “The PCB has forwarded that email to the government of Pakistan for their advice and guidance.”
The tournament is due to begin in one hundred days, on 19 February. A schedule is still to be confirmed by the ICC.
The ICC has not responded directly to the PCB statement but is in discussions with Pakistan and the other seven competing nations over a schedule. The BCCI has been asked for a response.
Pakistan did not host any international cricket between 2009 and 2015 after gunmen attacked the Sri Lanka team 15 years ago.
