With India unwilling to send its team across the border over security concerns, the onus is on the ICC to help the boards establish a middle ground

In a recent interview with a local TV channel, former fast bowler and renowned cricketer Shoaib Akhtar, also known as the "Rawalpindi Express," expressed his belief that back-channel negotiations between Pakistan and India will eventually lead to India’s participation in the Champions Trophy, despite the current uncertainties.

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 tour officially began in Pakistan on Tuesday, November 19 despite the continuing dispute over the hosting of the cricketing event. Notably the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) have been at loggerheads over the past few days as the Indian government has not granted permission to their team to travel to Pakistan for the mega event.

Shoaib Akhtar has added a whole new different angle to the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 saga between India and Pakistan. Read below for details.

A top Pakistan Cricket Board official is ready to talk to India to ease concerns about playing in the 2025 Champions Trophy.

Mohsin Naqvi has reiterated Pakistan’s readiness to address concerns regarding India's participation in the Champions Trophy 2025.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi asserted that the Champions Trophy will be held in Pakistan as scheduled, dismissing any possibilit

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Kapil Dev has refrained from commenting on the Indian cricket team’s decision to skip the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan.

BCCI denied sending team India to Pakistan for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 which is set to take place next year.

With uncertainty over the ICC Champions Trophy growing, former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has made a stunning claim. Ali, who was reacting to PCB boss Mohsin Naqvi's presser, reckoned India is ‘strong’ as a nation because of the IPL .