Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi has reiterated his tough stance ahead of ICC emergency meeting to solve Champions Trophy 2025 future and said that his team playing in India and the Men in Blue not playing in Pakistan is not ‘acceptable’.

Security concerns due to political unrest in Pakistan have put the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in jeopardy. ICCs November 29 meeting will decide whether the tournament stays in Pakistan or will be relocated.

The Champions Trophy is scheduled to be hosted across three venues in Pakistan over February and March next year. But India, who have not toured Pakistan since 2008, told the ICC their government had not given them permission to travel to Pakistan for the event earlier this month.

The ICC’s delay in announcing the schedule of the 2025 Champions Trophy could lead to the sport’s global governing body facing financial repercussions. The delay has significantly affected the official broadcasters.

The board of the International Cricket Council (ICC) will meet on Friday to discuss the Champions Trophy schedule after India indicated it will not travel to host nation Pakistan.Political tensions mean the two countries have not played each other outside of major tournaments since 2008 and India have not travelled to Pakistan for 16 years.

The PCB chief also urged Jay Shah, who leaves his post as BCCI secretary to take over as ICC chairman on Sunday, to show concern for the ICC's benefit in his handling of the organisation.

The Champions Trophy is generating significant buzz in the cricket world, with new developments emerging almost every day.

The ICC has called for a board meeting on November 29, hoping to get a clear answer on where and how the 2025 Champions Trophy will be played. With India not willing to travel to Pakistan and with Pakistan refusing to back down and adopt a hybrid model that allows India to play their games in a second country,

The ICC board will meet to decide the fate of the Champions Trophy. India refuses to play in Pakistan due to security concerns. A hybrid model is proposed with India's matches in a neutral venue. Pakistan might receive financial incentives to agree.

The ICC have called a meeting of the executive board on Friday to finalise the venues for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 which is to be hosted by Pakistan.