According to reports in Pakistan media, BCCI is giving lucrative offers to participating boards to oppose the Champions Trophy in Pakistan or push for the tournament to be played in the hybrid model.

Pakistan have decided against taking the Champions Trophy on tour across PoK regions, but said that the plan was approved by the ICC and they did not decide anything unilaterally, a media report claimed.

“BCCI secretary Shah has objected to the PCB’s idea to hold a Champions Trophy tour in PoK. The BCCI has no problem if the tour is conducted in any other city of Pakistan or even in a stadium outside PoK or in a mall. But they cannot hold it in PoK,” a BCCI official was quoted as saying by IE.

Pakistan are the defending champions, having won the previous edition of the ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales in 2017. The change in itinerary has come after Pakistan wanted to take the trophy for a tour to PoK.

According to PCB, the tour is scheduled to start from November 16 but it wasn't clear at the time of writing whether it will now go ahead on that day

The ongoing controversy surrounding the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 has intensified following objections raised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) regarding the planned tour of the trophy to the controversially-claimed region called ‘Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK)’.

BCCI Secretary Rajeev Shukla said that India is clear about its stance and that it will act according to the government's advice.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has strongly criticized the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) plan to take the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The BCCI secretary,

The BCCI strongly objected to PCB's plan to take the Champions Trophy for a tour of the disputed 'Pakistan Occupied Kashmir', prompting the global body ICC to put the promotional event on hold.