Amid the ongoing tension over the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that Pakistan will host the ICC event in 2028. The announcement comes as a result of the financial losses suffered by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after India refused to travel for the Champions Trophy.
During the PCB Governing Board meeting chaired by Mohsin Naqvi, the ICC has assured Pakistan as compensation for the right to host the women's tournament in 2028, which will likely be played in the T20 format.
PCB has signed an agreement with BCCI
According to Express Tribune, this was expected to happen earlier, but now it has been confirmed. Apart from this, discussions are also being held regarding the Champions Trophy, but the news is that PCB has reached an agreement with BCCI on this issue. The financial pressure has increased due to Pakistan's refusal to tour India for the Champions Trophy, due to which the PCB has not accepted the compensation proposed by the ICC.
Many tournaments will be organized in India in the next three years.
Instead, Pakistan introduced a model whereby no country would send its team to any other country for upcoming ICC events for the next three years. India is going to host two major ICC tournaments in these three years. This includes the Women's ODI World Cup in 2025 and the Men's T20 World Cup in 2026. Apart from this, India will also host the Asia Cup in 2025.
India-Pakistan match can be held in Colombo
So, keeping all these things in mind, Indian fans may miss India-Pakistan matches at home till 2028. The match between India and Pakistan in the Men's T20 World Cup 2026 is likely to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The highlight of the meeting was the ICC's formal decision to award Pakistan the rights to host the women's tournament in 2028. For many years, Pakistan has not been able to host ICC tournaments due to political and security challenges.
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