The International Cricket Council has confirmed the match officials for the upcoming ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, set to be held across Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates from

Javagal Srinath and Nitin Menon opt out of officiating in the Pakistan leg of the tournament citing personal reasons.

A list of 15 match officials was released by ICC on Wednesday, which featured three match referees and twelve umpires for the marquee tournament.

Indian umpire Nitin Menon has declined to officiate in the ICC Champions Trophy, which results in his absence from the list of appointed officials for the tournament, which will be held in Pakistan and Dubai from February 19 to March 9.

ICC have announced the 15-member panel of match officials for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Read below for details.

A distinguished panel of 12 umpires will officiate the 8-team event, with six returning officials from the 2017 edition, including Richard Kettleborough, who stood in the final of the previous Champions Trophy in the UK.

India's ICC elite umpire Nitin Menon pulled out of Champions Trophy as BCCI official confirmed that the 41-year-old decided not to travel to Pakistan for the mega tournament. Match referee Javagal Srinath to skip as well.

The ICC have released a 15 member list of match officials for the ICC Champions Trophy, surprisingly no Indian umpire was included in the list.

The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy match between India and Pakistan has seen an unprecedented demand for tickets. The online sale, which started on Monday, saw all the tickets being sold within minutes. Over 1,50,000 fans were in the virtual queue to secure their seats for this highly-anticipated cricket event.

Javagal Srinath and Nitin Menon "mutually agreed" with the ICC that they would not undertake any officiating assignments in Pakistan