India likely to play CT ties in the UAE

The next year's Champions Trophy is likely to be held in Pakistan and the UAE after an agreement was reached informally between the India and Pakistan cricket boards (BCCI and PCB).

- Rasesh Mandani

To be sure, a formal announcement on this is likely to be made following an ICC board meeting scheduled on Saturday, and things could still change.

On Thursday, an understanding was reached with all the important stakeholders — ICC chair Jay Shah, PCB head Mohsin Naqvi, BCCI's representative to ICC Joint secretary Devajit Saikia and broadcasters JioStar — present in Dubai, a BCCI official in the know of things said.

According to an ICC official, an in-principle mutual understanding between BCCI and PCB was reached that a hybrid model would be adopted for all ICC events in India and Pakistan for the next three years (the media-rights cycle from 2024 to 27).