The Pakistan Cricket Board has chosen the United Arab Emirates as a neutral venue to host India’s games at next year's Champions Trophy following a standoff between the two rivals. India had refused to travel to tournament host Pakistan for the eight-team,

The International Cricket Council has reportedly confirmed that India will play all its matches of the 2025 Champions Trophy in Dubai.

Dubai likely to host all India matches after Pakistan Cricket Board agrees to a hybrid model following India’s refusal to travel

The confirmation from Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi comes three days after ICC’s landmark announcement confirming the upcoming Champions Trophy will indeed be taking place in a ‘Hybrid Model’.

India will play their Champions Trophy 2025 matches in the UAE. The decision, though widely expected, was finalised after Mohsin Naqvi, the PCB chairman, met with Sheikh Nahyan Al Mubarak in Pakistan.

The International Cricket Council has confirmed India will not play in Pakistan during the Champions Trophy next year.

India will play their Champions Trophy matches in the United Arab Emirates next year after hosts Pakistan selected the Gulf country as a neutral venue for their rivals, the Pakistan Cricket Board said.

Now that there is some clarity over the future of the Champions Trophy , the speculations are now rife on when is the India- Pakistan clash. The long-standing deadlock over the ‘hybrid’ model has come to an end after Pakistan Cricket Board accepted the model that would allow India to play it's matches in another country.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has been formally informed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the host of the "hybrid" 2025 Champions Trophy, that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will serve as their preferred neutral location for India's matches.

India will play their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 matches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as Pakistan, the hosts, have chosen the country as the neutral venue for all of India’s matches in the tournament.