“BCCI secretary Shah has objected to the PCB’s idea to hold a Champions Trophy tour in PoK. The BCCI has no problem if the tour is conducted in any other city of Pakistan or even in a stadium outside PoK or in a mall. But they cannot hold it in PoK,” a BCCI official was quoted as saying by IE.

Pakistan have decided against taking the Champions Trophy on tour across PoK regions, but said that the plan was approved by the ICC and they did not decide anything unilaterally, a media report claimed.

The ICC has asked for written explanation from BCCI regarding India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy.

The schedule for the tournament has also been put on hold and the latest controversy could only make things complex and worse

According to PCB, the tour is scheduled to start from November 16 but it wasn't clear at the time of writing whether it will now go ahead on that day

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has strongly criticized the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) plan to take the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The BCCI secretary,