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However, Indian Team would be playing its Champions Trophy at a neutral venue, sources told IANS, the team captain is likely to visit the home-country Pakistan to attend the opening ceremony of the prestigious event.

Buttons Overall PCB is looking forward to a fantastic opening ceremony of the Champions Trophy. The tournament has been tentatively scheduled for somewhere on 23-27 February, subject warm-up match itinerary. That’s it-the standard approach upon most opening ceremonies of ICC events: All team captains take part in it.

Pakistan will hold most of the matches while the India group games and the first semi-finals would be shifted to Dubai. If India qualifies to the final stage, it will be held in Dubai. Otherwise, the finals will be given to Lahore.

A source told IANS on Monday: “So, Indian Team captain going to Pakistan to attend the opening ceremony of Champions Trophy as PCB plans grand event, marking the return of a mega international cricket event to Pakistan after 29 years.”

This will be Pakistan’s first major ICC tournament as a host since it co-hosted with India and Sri Lanka the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

“This is going to be a hybrid tournament where most matches are going to be played in Pakistan and all the group games of India and the first semifinal is going to be played in Dubai. If India is fortunate enough to make it to the finals, it will also be moved to Dubai; otherwise, Lahore will host the championship match.

Playing at an eight team event that will feature alongside Pakistan like Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, and South Africa.

The host Pakistan will kick off its game with New Zealand, and India-Pakistan match, which has always attracted much attention, will take place on February 23, 2023 in Dubai.

Due to strained political relations, when it comes to matches between India and Pakistan, they always take place in international events like the World Cups and Asia Cup. The two last faced off at the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup in New York.

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