Indian govt to make a decision on India’s participation in 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan

“Safety is the principle problem there, like groups were attacked previously, which is a priority,” India’s sports activities minister Anurag Thakur mentioned

“The Indian govt – the House Ministry – has previous additionally made its resolution,” Thakur advised journalists in Delhi on Wednesday. “When such international tournaments occur a number of components are regarded as.

“Even previously, you may have observed many nations have pulled out to move there (Pakistan) and play for the reason that state of affairs there isn’t standard. Safety is the principle problem there, like groups were attacked previously, which is a priority. So when the time comes, the Indian govt will take a call relying at the cases then.”

The Champions Trophy is the primary ICC event that shall be hosted in Pakistan for the reason that 1996 males’s ODI International Cup which was once co-hosted via two different international locations: India and Sri Lanka. No Indian group has performed cricket in Pakistan for the reason that 2008 Asia Cup.

The 2 neighbours have no longer performed any bilateral cricket in Pakistan since Rahul Dravid’s facet travelled to Pakistan in 2005-06 for a complete excursion comprising 3 Assessments and 5 ODIs. Pakistan toured India for a reciprocal excursion in 2007-08 however the strained political equation between their governments since then has limited ties to at least one white-ball bilateral sequence in 2012-13 in India and video games between the 2 in ICC tournaments. Pakistan traveled to India to play within the 2011 ODI International Cup semi-final and later to take part within the 2016 T20 International Cup.