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India to play Champions Trophy games in Dubai after refusal to visit Pakistan

India’s Virat Kohli and Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi shake hands after the two sides met in Dubai during the T20 World Cup in 2021.
India’s Virat Kohli and Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi shake hands after the two sides met in Dubai during the T20 World Cup in 2021. Photograph: Michael Steele/ICC/Getty Images

India’s matches at the 2025 Champions Trophy will be held in Dubai, the International Cricket Council confirmed on Tuesday.

Pakistan, the tournament hosts, selected the United Arab Emirates as a neutral venue for India’s fixtures with the team not able to play matches in Pakistan because of political tensions.

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