The Pakistan Cricket Board has initially planned a tour of Champions Trophy in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) cities but after strong objections from BCCI the schedule has been changed.

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.

The ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 Trophy Tour delivered with DP World will start in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday. The prestigious silverware will journey across the eight participating nations during the Tour,

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.

Three of the venues on the tour revealed by the PCB on Thursday are located in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and BCCI has raised strong objections with the governing body

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has strongly condemned the Pakistan Cricket Board's announcement to hold the Champions Trophy tour to PoK.

“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.

The schedule for the tournament has also been put on hold and the latest controversy could only make things complex and worse

The ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 Trophy Tour delivered with DP World will be flagged off in Islamabad, Pakistan on Saturday, with the silverware stopping off at iconic sites in the capital city ahead of its journey across the globe.

A fresh twist in the 2025 Champions Trophy has thrown the ICC's trophy tour into confusion, a day before it was supposed to begin in Pakistan, after the BCCI objected to the PCB's plan of taking the tour to Muzaffarabad,