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BCCI Restricts Printing Pakistan On Team India Jersey For Champions Trophy 2025

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given a big no to print Pakistan’s name on Team India’s jerseys for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025

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Team India To Play Champions Trophy 2025 In Dubai

Pakistan and Dubai are going to co-host the event while India’s matches will be held in Dubai. The reason was that, although the match was to be played in Pakistan, Team India wouldn’t be donning the tag on their jersey, a tradition according to which all the teams used to wear the tag of the host country on the jersey.

BCCI’s Stand Against Political Issues

The decision followed long term political issues between India and Pakistan. Earlier, BCCI had announced that they would not travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy due to security reasons. According to a hybrid model adopted by the ICC, all of India’s matches would be played in Dubai, and other teams in Pakistan. Much controversy has been seen because the BCCI refused to print Pakistan’s name on Team India jerseys when one of the Pakistan Cricket Board officials described the BCCI as mixing politics with cricket.

BCCI And PCB Disputes

The PCB and BCCI have been in strained relations for years as India and Pakistan rarely get a chance to play cricketing matches due to the political climate. They had confronted only against each other in the ICC matches or Asia Cup, but bilateral cricket match series were long-overdue. Before this controversy arising out of an incident where India captain Rohit Sharma skipped the inauguration ceremony has excited fresh news regarding this championship; it is highly expected to take off on 19 February. As far as function date goes, an opening ceremony seems to be tentatively scheduled either for February 16 or 17, 2025.

India At Champions Trophy 2025

India will kickstart their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign by playing against Bangladesh on February 20, 2025. The India-Pakistan showpiece contest of the ICC Champions Trophy will take place on February 23, 2025. Until date, the BCCI hasn’t made an official statement about jersey designing and other issues of playing few key players during this ceremony when both the sides were in friction.

Will Rohit Sharma Attend The Opening Ceremony In Pakistan?

The opening ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy is set to be held in Pakistan. The opening ceremony of an ICC event usually features all the Captains representing their countries. However, as per reports, Rohit Sharma won’t be traveling to Pakistan for the opening ceremony. 

The Sportz Planet Desk,
Atharva Shetye

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