The Champions Trophy will be organized in the hybrid model only. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has concluded that the tournament will be organized in the hybrid model only. At the same time, India will play all its matches in Dubai. A top ICC source gave this information to PTI on Thursday. He said- The decision was finalized during an informal meeting between the new chairman Jay Shah and the board of directors, including Pakistan, at its headquarters in Dubai on Thursday. All parties have agreed in principle that the 2025 Champions Trophy will be held in UAE and Pakistan. India will play its matches in Dubai. It is a win-win situation for all stakeholders.

Tournaments will be played in a hybrid model till 2027
The Champions Trophy will be held in February-March next year. Pakistan had agreed to the hybrid model at the ICC meeting last week, withdrawing the threat of boycott and demanding a similar arrangement for itself till 2031. However, the ICC has agreed to a hybrid model for all its tournaments till 2027. During this time, India will host the Women's ODI World Cup in October next year and the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup jointly with Sri Lanka.

Pakistan team will not tour India.

Even if the hybrid model is not implemented, Pakistan will not be forced to travel to India in 2026. The source said Pakistan will play its matches in Sri Lanka during the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. The compensation demanded by the PCB due to the Champions Trophy being organized in a hybrid model is still being considered.

The schedule will be released soon.
The schedule of the Champions Trophy has not been released yet. The biggest reason for this is the ongoing deadlock between India and Pakistan. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had already informed the ICC that the Indian team would not travel to Pakistan. At the same time, Pakistan was not ready to agree to the hybrid model at any cost. At the same time, in the ICC meeting last week, Pakistan raised the issue of rejecting the hybrid model. Then the ICC gave them an ultimatum. After this, Pakistan had to bow down and follow the instructions of the ICC. Now it is expected that the global body of cricket will soon announce the schedule of the upcoming tournament.

(PC: ICC)