The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday ended a long-standing impasse on the Champions Trophy 2025, confirming that India will face Pakistan at a neutral venue after having refused to tour the hosting nation for the 50-over tournament. The ICC also stated that all India vs Pakistan ties at ICC events will be played in the hybrid format until 2028. “This will apply to the upcoming ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 (hosted by Pakistan), set to be played in February and March 2025, as well as the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 (hosted by India) and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 (hosted by India and Sri Lanka).” “It was also announced that the PCB has been awarded hosting rights of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2028, where neutral venue arrangements will also apply,” ICC said in its release. India are placed in Group A with Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand for the forthcoming Champions Trophy. The highly anticipated schedule for the India-Pakistan face-off and the tournament will be released in …