Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may be influencing the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s firm stance on issues surrounding the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

The Champions Trophy 2025, a premier eight-team tournament is less than three months away, but there is still no clarity regarding the venues and schedule. The ICC event is supposed to go ahead across Lahore,

The PCB remains hell-bent on hosting the entire ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan despite BCCI's refusal to send the Indian team across the border.

The ICC is in talks with the PCB, urging them to adopt a hybrid model for the 2025 Champions Trophy. This comes after India stated it wouldn't travel

Pace great Shoaib Akhtar gave his take on the ongoing controversy surrounding the ICC Champions Trophy and said there is still a chance of India coming to play the tournament in Pakistan. Akhtar said the BCCI and PCB will figure a way out.