Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board has come into proactive mode regarding Team India's participation in the Champions Trophy to be held next year after India's Foreign Minister S Jaishankar attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting. According to a report by Cricbuzz, PCB has written a letter to BCCI to ensure the Indian team's participation in the Champions Trophy. This has given a big and strange option given Team India's security concerns. Pakistan Cricket Board is eager to welcome the Indian team to Pakistan.

Play a match, return home plan.

The PCB has sent a special plan to the BCCI to ensure Team India's participation in the Champions Trophy 2025 and has assured full cooperation. According to the report, the letter states that if the Indian team wants to return to New Delhi or Chandigarh after playing its matches due to security reasons, then the PCB will fully cooperate in this.

Major decisions were taken during Jaishankar's visit to Pakistan

The final decision on the Indian team's tour of Pakistan will be taken by the Government of India. In such a situation, during the Indian Foreign Minister's visit to Pakistan, many major decisions were taken given the Indian team's participation in the next Champions Trophy to be played in Pakistan, which also included the schedule of the tournament. 8 teams including India-Pakistan will participate in the tournament between 19 February and 9 March 2025. Pakistan's hosting depends on the Indian team's participation in the tournament. Given India's decision not to tour Pakistan, it is also working on alternatives.

Indian team's matches are proposed in Lahore.

The matches of the tournament will be held in three venues in Pakistan - Lahore, Karachi, and Rawalpindi. Pakistan plans to host all the matches of the Indian team in Lahore to ensure tight security as well as ease logistics. Hosting the Indian team's matches in Lahore will make it easier for Indian fans to come to Pakistan. The Indian team will play its three matches against Bangladesh, Pakistan, and New Zealand on February 20, February 23, and March 2.