ICC Champions Cup 2025: Decision on Participation in Pakistan will be made “When the time comes”, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said
Anurag Thakur said that a decision on India’s participation would be made later.
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said a decision on India’s participation in the 2025 Championship Cup in Pakistan would be made “when the time comes” as “security issues” remain for the national teams. economy to neighboring countries. The ICC on Tuesday awarded the 2025 Champions Cup to Pakistan, which will mark the return of a major cricket event for that country after more than two decades. “In the past, many countries withdrew from there because of security concerns. As you know, players were even attacked while playing there and that was a big problem,” Thakur said. with reporters.
“When the international championship is held, many factors are taken into account. When the time comes, we will see what to do. We will assess the security situation afterwards and decide,” he added. .
Thakur said that the Interior Ministry would be involved in making the decision.
There has been no bilateral cricket match between India and Pakistan since 2012.
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Pakistan, which co-hosted the 1996 World Cup for the last time with India and Sri Lanka, has been unable to host many international matches in the country since the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore.
Recently, New Zealand and the UK pulled out of bilateral visits to Pakistan due to security concerns.
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