Rohit Sharma’s visit to Pakistan is banned

Indian national cricket team captain Rohit Sharma will not travel to Pakistan to attend the opening ceremony of ICC Champions Trophy 2025. As per reports in ANI, BCCI has not decided anything on this and the call will be taken soon.

The wait for ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is slowly ending as the tournament is less than 40 days away from now. The eight-nation tournament will be held in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates and is scheduled to begin on February 19, with the final scheduled to be played on March 9.

PCB is planning to host the opening ceremony of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy on February 16 or 17

Ahead of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, PCB is planning to host the opening ceremony of the tournament. The ceremony is tentatively scheduled to take place on February 16 or 17, and according to ICC standards, all captains of the participating teams must be present there.

Reports claimed that Indian national cricket team captain Rohit Sharma will also travel to Pakistan to attend the opening ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. This has become a trending news in the cricket world, with many reactions to it.

Rohit Sharma will not travel to Pakistan, first let us announce the team – Source close to BCCI

But a source in the BCCI claimed that Rohit Sharma will not travel to Pakistan to attend the opening ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He said that they are waiting for the team to be announced and this decision will be taken only after that. Speaking to ANI, he said:

“Rohit Sharma will not travel to Pakistan. The team must first be announced, then we will look into this matter. No decision has been taken yet.”

BREAKING: Rohit Sharma will not travel to Pakistan, first let us announce the team, then we will look into this matter. No decision yet: Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry source

– Vipul Kashyap (@kashyapvipul) January 15, 2025

The India national cricket team will play its matches in the UAE in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy

Rohit Sharma’s travel to Pakistan for the opening ceremony of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy has become news as the India national cricket team will not be traveling to Pakistan for the tournament. The event recently got the green signal to be run in the hybrid model.

The Indian national cricket team will play its matches in the UAE, while the rest of the matches will be held in Pakistan. The semi-final and final will also be played in Dubai if India reach there, but if not, the final will be played in Pakistan.

The India national cricket team will open their 2025 ICC Champions Trophy campaign against the Bangladesh national cricket team. The match between the two teams will be held on February 20, after which they will face Pakistan on February 23.

They will then face New Zealand on March 2 in their final league match. The Rohit Sharma-led team will hope to go one step ahead from last time, where they finished the tournament in second place.

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