The Champions Trophy is about to start, and the ICC event that will be held in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates is already generating a lot of controversy. The final teams have been revealed, and there is already a lot of discussion over the participating teams and the tournament locations.
The BCCI has been drafting a number of regulations in advance of the competition, and it appears that since the tournament will last for just over three weeks, Indian players’ spouses and family would not be allowed to participate. As per the recently implemented board rules, families are only permitted to spend a maximum of two weeks with the players during a 45-day or longer tour.
The players are not expected to be traveling with their spouses or partners at this time, although that might change if something changes.
According to a BCCI source cited by NDTV Sports, “one of the senior players had inquired about it and he was told that the policy decision will be followed.”
Families will not be joining the athletes on the tour because it lasts less than a month. However, I believe that person will be responsible for paying for all costs if an exemption is made, as BCCI will not be paying for any of them,” the insider continued.
India squad and schedule
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Speaking of India’s schedule, they will play their first match of the season against Bangladesh on February 20. Three days later, on February 23, they will play their bitter rivals, Pakistan. On March 2, their final group stage matchup with New Zealand will take place. The Dubai International Cricket Stadium will host every match.
India schedule
| Match | Date |
| India vs Bangladesh | 20th February 2025 |
| Pakistan vs India | 23rd February 2025 |
| India vs New Zealand | 2nd March 2025 |
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