“Either you cut…”: Former Pakistan captain’s fiery message to BCCI on the occasion of the 2025 Champions Trophy

Ever since Pakistan won the right to host the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025, a lot has been said and written about India’s participation in the tournament. The relationship between India and Pakistan in the field of cricket is not ideal due to the political differences between the two countries. Although Pakistan visited India for the ODI World Cup last year, reports claimed that the Indian government was unlikely to allow the team to visit Pakistan. However, former Pakistan captain Salman Butt believes that it is their right to host the Champions Trophy, adding that India should visit the country like the rest of the participating teams.

Butt also highlighted the way Indian kabaddi and tennis teams have been playing tournaments in Pakistan in recent times, saying the Indian government cannot pick and choose.

“Pakistan has the right to host the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and it should be held in Pakistan. Like all other teams, India should also come to Pakistan. Pakistan went to India for the World Cup, so India should also do the same. A lot has been said about the relations between the two countries, but the Indian kabaddi and tennis teams visited the same Pakistan. Either you cut it off completely or you try to be normal everywhere. You can’t choose, which is what they did,” Butt said in a video on his YouTube channel.

On a lighter note, Butt suggested that cricket fans in Pakistan want to see players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma playing in their country, with both the great Indian players enjoying a massive fan base in Pakistan.

“Pakistani fans want to see Indian players play here. There are a lot of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma fans in Pakistan and they even bring their posters during PSL matches even though they know they are not part of the league. People want to see these stars play in front of them. I am sure even in India, there are people who are fans of some Pakistani players,” he added.