{"data":{"id":"fact_59fpdp4oc7","thread":{"slug":"india-pakistan-conflict","title":"India–Pakistan Conflict"},"occurredAt":"2024-12-13T12:00:00.000Z","recordedAt":"2026-09-02T03:43:49.911Z","title":"ICC's 2024 neutral venue agreement for India-Pakistan matches unconfirmed","body":"In December 2024, the ICC was expected to approve a hybrid model for the 2025 Champions Trophy, with India's matches in the UAE, but no final confirmation was made public. Later reports from 2026 indicate that the arrangement for neutral venues was not a blanket agreement through 2027, as Pakistan threatened to boycott a 2026 T20 World Cup match against India, citing geopolitical tensions. The ICC brokered a last-minute resolution, but the sources do not confirm a multi-year agreement.","location":null,"actors":["International Cricket Council (ICC)","Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)","Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)"],"verdict":"DISPUTED","verdictNote":"The claim that the ICC agreed in December 2024 to neutral venues for India-Pakistan matches through 2027 is not directly confirmed by the provided sources. The sources discuss the hybrid model for the 2025 Champions Trophy and the 2026 T20 World Cup, but none explicitly state an ICC agreement covering all events through 2027. The Business Standard article from December 2024 mentions the hybrid model was expected to be approved but not confirmed, while later articles indicate ongoing negotiations and a boycott threat in 2026, suggesting no long-term agreement was in place. Therefore, the claim is disputed due to lack of direct evidence and conflicting reports.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/news/champions-trophy-2025-schedule-announcement-live-updates-icc-meeting-time-today-hybrid-model-124121400239_1.html","title":"ICC Champions Trophy 2025 schedule announcement; what will the IND vs PAK venue be?","publisher":"Business Standard","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/132870/ct-2025-pcb-choose-uae-as-neutral-venue-for-india-games-cricbuzzcom","title":"CT 2025: PCB choose UAE as neutral venue for India games","publisher":"Cricbuzz","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://7news.com.au/sport/cricket/t20-world-cup-in-chaos-with-pakistan-to-boycott-blockbuster-clash-with-india-c-21498066","title":"T20 World Cup in chaos with Pakistan to boycott blockbuster clash with India","publisher":"7NEWS Australia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pakistan-says-cricket-team-boycott-155930408.html","title":"Pakistan will boycott T20 World Cup match against India. ICC says decision will damage cricket","publisher":"Yahoo! Sports","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"}],"tags":["cricket","icc","india-pakistan","neutral-venue","sports-diplomacy"],"views":1,"updatedAt":"2026-09-03T00:11:27.818Z","media":[],"relatedFactIds":[],"url":"/fact/fact_59fpdp4oc7"}}