If India qualify, ICC may consider moving Champions Trophy final from Lahore to Dubai: Report

According to a report in the Telegraph UK, there is a possibility that the Champions Trophy final could be relocated from Lahore to Dubai if India reaches the summit clash. This potential change in venue has raised concerns about the uncertainty surrounding the final's location. India is not playing their matches in Pakistan due to political tensions between the two neighboring nations, with the BCCI reportedly unwilling to send the team to the host country.

Meanwhile, PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi is confident that the BCCI will send the Indian team to Pakistan for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy.

"The Indian team should come. I don't see them cancel or postpone coming here and we are confident we will host all the teams in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan," Naqvi said.

Naqvi said the stadiums would "definitely" be in a much better shape to host the tournament in February-March.

PCB has already submitted a draft schedule for the mega ICC event which is scheduled to begin from February 19, and the final is on March 9. Lahore, Karachi, and Rawalpindi have been earmarked as the venues.

The ACC also adopted a hybrid model to host Asia Cup last year when the hosting rights were with Pakistan as India played all their matches in Sri Lanka.

Recently, BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla said the Indian government will take a final call on whether the national cricket team will travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy next year.

“No decision has been taken (yet). But our policy is that for international tours, we always seek the permission of the government. It’s up to the government to decide whether our team should go to any country or our team should not go to any country,” Shukla told reporters after the Kanpur Test.

“In this case (also), whatever the government will decide, we will abide by that,” he added.