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As the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 approaches, anticipation is building among cricket fans, who are eager to see if the Indian team will choose to travel to Pakistan for the tournament. Given that this will be the first ICC event in Pakistan since the 1996 ODI World Cup, excitement has been tempered by concerns over security and diplomatic tensions between the neighboring countries.
Reports suggest that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has raised concerns about the safety of its players in Pakistan, prompting discussions on alternative arrangements. Sources indicate that the BCCI has proposed that India’s matches be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) instead, a neutral venue frequently used for international tournaments and seen as a safer option given the current political climate. With this, social media has got mixed reactions. Let’s look at those.