‘Khelna hai to khelo, hum nahi bhejenge staff’: Offended Harbhajan Singh tells Pakistan on live TV – watch | Cricket Information

He said that India will not send its team for the Champions Trophy next year. This is because “our Pakistani players are not safe.””

“If our Pakistani players are not protected at all, we cannot send personnel. If you wish to play, play; if not, then do not. But Indian cricket can survive without Pakistan. “If you guys can survive without Indian cricket, do it,” said Harbhajan.

Pakistan are the official hosts of the 2025 ICC Champions trophy that returns to the calendar after a niche of 8 years. The final version of the tournamet was performed in 2017, the place Pakistan emerged because the champions with a win over archrivals India within the last at The Oval in London.

Earlier this week, ANI reported that the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) will ask the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) to use a hybrid model for the match. Matches will be in Dubai or Sri Lanka.

Pakistan have reportedly marked Lahore because the venue for all of India’s match for the convenience of journey for the staff and the followers. The competitive games scheduled from February 19th to March 9th will be announced later. 

Pakistan hosted the Asia Cup final yr, however India, who went on to win the trophy, performed all of their matches in Sri Lanka underneath a ‘hybrid mannequin’.

The eight-nation Champions Trophy is scheduled to be held in Pakistan in February and March subsequent yr.

It will likely be the primary main cricket occasion in Pakistan because it co-hosted the 1996 World Cup with India and Sri Lanka.

India haven’t toured Pakistan since 2008 and the archrivals play one another solely at multi-team occasions.