The controversy surrounding the conduct of the next year's ICC Champions Trophy is far from over as India and Pakistan are still persistent with their demands.While the Board of Control for

India's reluctance to send its team to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy has delayed the tournament's progress, including the release of its schedule. India has insisted on playing its matches in the UAE under a hybrid model instead of traveling to Pakistan.

The future of Champions Trophy remains uncertain as the International Cricket Council (ICC) still hasn’t released the final schedule. With less than 75 days to go, the competition is likely to be held between February 19- March 9. A proper decision resolution seems to be quite far leaving all the fans, broadcasters and stakeholders frustrated.

ICC is struggling to finalize the schedule for Champions Trophy 2025 due to unresolved differences between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over the proposed hybrid model.

It is possible that some stakeholders could resurrect calls to change the Champions Trophy to a T20 format, which is quicker and easier to market than the ODIs.