LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is eagerly waiting for the very last approval of the agenda for the imminent 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, set to take place in February-March.In recent discussions with ICC officers, the PCB has pressured the importance of well timed agenda finalization to ensure seamless logistical making plans. According to sources inside the cricket board, provisional bookings were made based totally on the proposed agenda. The board plans to confirm these preparations as soon as the reputable schedule is announced. The ICC is expected to make a definitive statement regarding the Champions Trophy time table with the aid of the end of October. There’s additionally a possibility that PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and BCCI Secretary, newly appointed ICC Chairman Jay Shah, could meet subsequent month at some point of the upcoming 2024 Women’s World Cup very last to speak about further details. The proposed agenda for the 2025 Champions Trophy indicates that Pakistan is placed in Group A along India, Bangladesh, and New Zealand. Group B comprises England, South Africa, Australia, and Afghanistan. The BCCI is looking forward to Indian authorities consultations earlier than confirming their participation in suits hosted in Pakistan. Scheduled to take location from February 19 to March nine, with a reserve day on March 10, the tournament’s suits are set to be performed across Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi. Lahore will host seven fits, along with the final, whilst Karachi’s National Stadium will stage the hole match and one semi-very last, totaling three suits. Rawalpindi is slated to host 5 suits, together with the opposite semi-very last. The semi-finals are scheduled for March five and six in Karachi and Rawalpindi, respectively, with the final set to take region in Lahore on March 9.
