The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is gaining lots of popularity, not only because of cricket. Instead, the rivalry and political tensions between India and Pakistan contribute to related news pieces almost everyday.
From India rejecting to tour Pakistan from the matches to the final resolution of the matter with an extended hybrid model, each new day brings something to talk about the prestigious Champions Trophy 2025.
Similarly, a recently released promo of the event by Star Sports has sparked speculations by not mentioning Pakistan as the hosting nation.
With the already existing confusion around the hosting rights of the tournament, this missing mention of Pakistan from the promo has given more fire to the situation.
The promo launched by Star Sports, one of the official broadcasters, is a 20 seconds video – showcasing top players as of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and others from the including nations – delivering a message that India is certainly a part of the battle.
However, the video has noticeably avoided any mention of the hosting country. Despite the fact that ICC has officially handed over the hosting rights of Champions Trophy 2025 to Pakistan, India has been reluctant to accept the neighboring country as hosts.
The Indian cricket board has been refusing to visit Pakistan since the beginning. It is due to their refusal that a hybrid model is likely to be adopted.
However, the non-conformation of the model is putting the tournament onto a hanging thread. And that is much likely to be the reason why the video promo misses mentioning the hosting nation.
As the drama around Champions Trophy 2025 continues to rise, we can only hope to hear some good news and finally witness the great display of cricket in front of our eyes.