ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Can Happen Without India - Ex-Pakistan Cricketer Makes STUNNING Comment

Amid all the controversy surrounding the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, former Pakistan cricketer Sohail Khan has made a stunning remark. As per Sohail, the ICC mega event can happen without the participation of India. He also said that the PCB should get a new team as a replacement for India for the ICC Champions Trophy. 

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‘Pakistan should not play with India now’

Pakistan pacer Sohail Khan said "Cricket can happen without India. Pakistan should not play with India now, and replace India with a new team for Champions Trophy"

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Meanwhile, it is still not confirmed if the tournament will eventually happen in a ‘hybrid’ model or not. India has made it's stand of not going to Pakistan clear. 

CT 25 IN TURMOIL

Meanwhile, cities in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) found no mention in the Champions Trophy tour unveiled by the ICC on Saturday as the world body moved in swiftly to have them dropped from the host country's itinerary following India's strong objection.

The Trophy Tour will now comprise Karachi, Rawalpindi and Islamabad, apart from Abbottabad in the Khyber Pakhtunwala Region.

The Trophy Tour starts in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, and will travel to other cities of the nation -- Taxila and Khanpur (November 17), Abbottabad (November 18), Murree (November 19) and Nathia Gali (November 20) before concluding in Karachi (November 22-25). Most of these cities are tourist attractions, Earlier, on November 14, the PCB had announced the Trophy Tour, which included cities like Skardu, Hunza and Muzaffarabad, which fall in the PoK region, a disputed territory between India and Pakistan.