India, Feb. 23 -- The much-awaited contest between India and Pakistan is finally underway in Dubai, with Pakistan's team and management making the trip over to the UAE despite being the sole host nation for the ICC Champions Trophy.

This being the venue is the result of a widely-publicised back-and-forth between the two cricket boards and their respective governments, but PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi reiterated his disappointment regarding the failure to host an India-Pakistan contest on Pakistan soil.

Speaking to PTI before travelling along with the team to Dubai, Naqvi said "It is disappointing- not just for the PCB, but also for cricket fans worldwide, the ICC, its commercial partners and the other participating countries that India is not...