'Creating unnecessary sensationalism' - PCB refutes reports of Champions Trophy 2025 being rescheduled

The PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) recently came forward and issued a report that addressed the rumours of the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 being rescheduled. The board quashed such claims and opined that such reports are creating unnecessary sensationalism.

It is worth noting that Pakistan will be hosting the Champions Trophy in February–March 2025, and recently, the PCB’s chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, took centre stage and talked about the shifting of some domestic matches to facilitate construction work in the stadium.

The same led to concerns among the fans that the tournament might be rescheduled. However, the PCB has made it clear that no changes will be made to the schedule of the competition.

“It is disappointing that certain media outlets have misrepresented PCB Chair Mohsin Naqvi’s comments from yesterday’s media interaction, misleadingly quoting him on the possibility of a change of dates for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 due to security concerns, thus creating unnecessary sensationalism,” the PCB said in a statement.

"The PCB Chair also mentioned that while some domestic matches may need to be shifted to facilitate uninterrupted construction work, this in no way pertains to the ICC Champions Trophy, which remains a priority for the PCB as a premier eight-team international event," the official statement added.

None of our stadiums are of international standard: Mohsin Naqvi

Recently, the PCB’s chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, came forward and talked about the conditions of the stadiums. It is worth noting that the PCB has facilitated many improvements being made at the venues for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025, and talking of the same, Naqvi opined that none of their stadiums are up to international cricket standards. 

"There's a huge difference in international stadiums and those of ours... none of our stadiums are of international standard. The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) team is working day and night. [We] will make our stadiums one of the best in the world... providing basic facilities in stadiums is [our] first priority," Naqvi was quoted as saying by Sportskeeda.