IND Should NOT Travel to PAK For ICC Champions TrophyCT 2025 - Ex-PAK Star REQUESTS BCCI

With months to go for the much-awaited ICC Champions Trophy 2025, former Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria has urged the BCCI not to send the Indian cricket team for the marquee event. This should not come as a surprise for anyone who knows Kaneria. Admitting that the Indian cricket board is doing a good job, Kaneria, to a leading publication, said that safety in Pakistan is a concern. Recommending a hybrid model for the marquee event, Kaneria said that other team would have to agree to what the BCCI decides in regard to the tournament. 

“The safety of the players is the first priority. Respect is the second priority. I think BCCI is doing a great job. Whatever their decision is, other countries will also have to accept that. I think it will be a hybrid model,” Kaneria said as quoted by the publication. 

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Kaneria also said that PCB is equipped but they must upgrade the infrastructure first before hosting a mega event of such magnitude. 

The next few days would be interesting to see what BCCI's stance is going to be over travelling to Pakistan. 

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The Pakistan Cricket Board has approved the upgrading of Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, National Stadium in Karachi, and Rawalpindi International Cricket Stadium, the three venues chosen to host the Champions Trophy 2025. The tournament is scheduled to take place from February 19 to March 9.

Geo News reports that the Pakistan Cricket Board has sanctioned Rs 12.80 billion for the makeovers of the three selected venues. In connection with the development process, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi recently visited BDP Pattern’s office in London.

Mohsin Naqvi received BDP Pattern Chairman Chris Harding and other senior officials, after discussing with whom he gave the green light to the renovation plans of the stadiums. UK-based organization is considered one of the most professional organizations that has constructed around 200 international stadiums worldwide.

(With agency inputs)