As the Board of Control for Cricket in India awaits Indian government’s approval for travelling to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, there is good news. Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi is set to meet Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar in Islamabad during the SCO summit on October 15-16. It could be an ice-breaker and positive for PCB. India haven’t travelled to Pakistan since 2008 Asia Cup.

As per media, Naqvi who is also the country’s Interior Minister, will extend an invitation to Jaishankar to attend the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in February next year.Naqvi will brief Jaishankar regarding security arrangements and protocols. Apart from that, Nqvi will also assure Indian FM of Pakistan’s preparations for the Champions Trophy 2025 and the ICC delegation’s visit.

So far, the Indian government has not allowed the Indian Cricket Team to visit Pakistan for any event, including ICC ones. BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla confirmed that the incoming ICC chief Jay Shah and the Indian government will take the final decision.

Rajiv Shukla said, “As far as the Champions Trophy is concerned, Pakistan is hosting that tournament. Last year as well, the Asia Cup was in Pakistan and we had adopted a hybrid model where India’s matches were played in Sri Lanka. Until now, there have been no discussions in BCCI for that tournament, and we have not come up with a decision. We have good news that our BCCI Secretary Jay Shah will become the ICC Chairman. So, he will be there in ICC as independent Chairman and will take a decision on the matter.