The 2025 Champions Trophy remains unresolved with the dispute between Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) still ongoing. The PCB has proposed a ‘Partnership Formula’ to resolve the issue, countering the BCCI’s ‘Hybrid Model’.

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• The 2025 Champions Trophy is in limbo, with the ICC failing to resolve the dispute between PCB and BCCI.
• The BCCI has refused to send the Indian team to Pakistan for the tournament.
• PCB has reluctantly agreed to the ‘Hybrid Model,’ where India plays its matches outside Pakistan.
• PCB proposes a ‘Partnership Formula,’ similar to the ‘Hybrid Model,’ with Pakistan’s matches hosted at neutral venues.
• All India-Pakistan matches in ICC events will be played in Dubai, regardless of the host country.
• PCB initially wanted this arrangement until the 2031 ICC World Cup, co-hosted by India and Bangladesh.
• New ‘Partnership Formula’ limits the arrangement to three years, until the 2026 T20 World Cup.
• PCB is not demanding additional financial incentives under the new formula, though it initially sought a larger share of ICC revenue.
• The dispute continues despite multiple emergency board meetings over the past week.
• The outcome of these negotiations will impact the hosting of future ICC events.