Champions Trophy 2025 likely to be transferred from Pakistan, Rumors of shifting the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 from Pakistan started doing the rounds.
The Indian Channel News 18 report claims that the International Cricket Council (ICC) 2025 tournament may be shifted from Pakistan to the West Indies and the United States, while the 2024 T20 World Cup may be shifted to Scotland and Ireland.
It is possible.
Instead of the T20 World Cup in 2024, the USA and West Indies could co-host the Champions Trophy in 2025, reports said, with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) likely to receive a hefty payout for the change of venue.
Officials are in the early stages of negotiations, with broadcasters also agreeing to the proposal for the ICC’s next media rights, changes could be implemented if things go well.
Reports suggest that shifting the Champions Trophy to the West Indies and the United States will give the two countries extra time to prepare the necessary infrastructure to host it.
The current infrastructure situation for the 2024 World Cup in the US is not very encouraging and hosting the mega event will face significant challenges.
The report added that none of the countries involved in hosting arrangements have yet signed official “hosting agreements”.
The process of launching these agreements could begin during the ICC’s annual conference in Durban in July.
The ICC may request the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to agree to the swap, possibly compensating them financially for the swap.
It should be noted that ICC has given the hosting of the Champions Trophy 2025 to Pakistan, while no international event has been held in Pakistan since 1996.
