Ahead of the 2025 Champions Trophy, some videos of the renovations of Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium went viral, where it was shown that new seats are installed in the gallery. The Champions Trophy 2025 is set to begin in February, with Gaddafi Stadium hosting at least 4 matches there. With the hybrid model approved, India will play all their games in Dubai. However, if India does not qualify for the final, it will be played in Lahore. Gaddafi Stadium : seats Instalation started #ChampionsTrophy2025 pic.twitter.com/CQVceT2gha — Sohail Imran (@sohailimrangeo) December 31, 2024 A few days ago, some shabby visuals from the stadium came in front, revealing incomplete construction, including the main building and manual seat installations, raising doubts about meeting the end-of-month deadline. Earlier, for the Champions Trophy, the International Cricket Council allocated 12.8 billion PKR for the renovation of stadiums. Notably, citing security concerns, India denied to travel to Pakistan, triggering geopolitical issues between the neighbors. After a long discussion and ego fights, finally the Pakistan Cricket Board had to agree with the hybrid model, letting India play all matches in Dubai. Read also: India's Cricket Schedule 2025-2027: Key Series & Tournaments ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 schedule Date Match Stadium February 19 Pakistan vs. New Zealand National Stadium, Karachi February 20 Bangladesh vs. India Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai February 21 Afghanistan vs. South Africa National Stadium, Karachi February 22 Australia vs. England Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore February 23 Pakistan vs. India Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai February 24 Bangladesh vs. New Zealand Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi February 25 Australia vs. South Africa Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi February 26 Afghanistan vs. England Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore February 27 Pakistan vs. Bangladesh Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi February 28 Afghanistan vs. Australia Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore March 1 South Africa vs. England National Stadium, Karachi March 2 New Zealand vs. India Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai March 4 Semi-final 1 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai** March 5 Semi-final 2, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore** March 9 Final Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore*** **Semi-final 2 will involve Pakistan if they qualify *** If India qualify for the final it will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai