Should India go to Pakistan to play Champions Trophy?
Should India go to Pakistan to play Champions trophy? ICC has allotted Pakistan to be the host for Champions Trophy in February 2025 . But security of Indian team in Pakistan is the main issue. I have heard that some of the senior players do not want to go but they find it hard to say it publicly. Since I have started to watch cricket ( from 2009 onwards) Indian cricket team has never been to Pakistan to play any match, however Pakistan has come to India to play a few times and recently last year to play the world cup .These 2 nations play only in ICC tournaments or in Asia cup . What I find inspiring are the stories I have heard about the two teams like once when Virender Sehwag had gone to shop for a pair of shoes in Pakistan , the shopkeeper refused to take any money from him. Also what Javed Miandad calls ‘the best tour of his team’ when during the Bangalore test both the teams were staying in the same hotel and celebrated ‘Holi’ ...