Host nation Pakistan has chosen Dubai as a neutral venue for next year’s Champions Trophy after India refused to travel to its neighbour for the tournament.

The ICC on Thursday said that all matches involving India in the eight-team event would be held outside of Pakistan.

As part of the same agreement, Pakistan will play at a neutral venue in any event hosted by India until 2027, a compromise reached after a month-long stand-off between the two arch-rivals.

The Champions Trophy will also feature Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan and Bangladesh with the event running from 19 February to 9 March.

The ICC is likely to announce a final tournament schedule later next week.

India stalled all bilateral cricket series with Pakistan after the 2008 attacks in Mumbai which were blamed on militants based across the border.

Pakistan and India now only play each other in multinational events such as the World Cup and Asia Cup.

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