Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has described the standoff between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over the 2025 Champions Trophy as a clash of politics and sports.

Shahid Afridi has offered his full support to Pakistan's stance of not accepting the hybrid model for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The tournament has been in limbo due to India's reluctance to travel to Pakistan for the tournament.

India have intimated to the ICC their refusal to travel to Pakistan for the tournament. PCB wants the entire Champions Trophy to be played at Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi.

PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has insisted that the the board remains "clear" in its view that any decision on the hosting of the Champions Trophy should be made "on the basis of equality". With the ICC virtually meeting and potentially voting on the issue on November 29,

Pakistan hopes it will get a fair deal on “equality” when the International Cricket Council holds a virtual meeting on Friday to finalize details for next year’s Champions Trophy. There’s an impasse for the eight-team,

Shahid Afridi blamed BCCI for “intertwining politics with sports,” which put international cricket in a “precarious” position