The two countries play each other only at multi-team tournaments, with Pakistan visiting India for the 50-overs World Cup last year.

"The Pakistan Cricket Board has chosen the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the neutral venue," PCB spokesperson Amir Mir said via e-mail.

The eight-team Champions Trophy will be held in February and March next year.

The International Cricket Council said last week that matches between India and Pakistan in tournaments that it organised in either nation would be played at neutral venues.

The arrangement applies to the men's Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the women's one-day international World Cup in India next year.

It will also be in place for the men's Twenty20 World Cup in 2026, which India will co-host with Sri Lanka, and the women's T20 World Cup in 2028 in Pakistan.


--Reuters--