PCB signs 2025 Campions Trophy hosting rights
agreement with ICC
The Pakistan
Cricket board finalized an agreement with the International Cricket Council to
host the Champions Trophy in 2025. This singing took place in Dubai.
Zaka Ashraf,
Chairman of the PCB Management Committee, was accompanied by Jonathan Hall, ICC
General Counsel, at the ICC headquarters for the agreement signing.
The PCB has
already informed the government about the need for robust security measures for
the visiting international teams during the Champions Trophy.
Caretaker
Prime Minister Anwar Ul Haq Kakar, in a recent meeting with the Chairman PCB
Management Committee, assured cooperation from security agencies to ensure the successful
hosting of the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025.
This event
marks the return of the ICC Champions Trophy after an eight year gap since its
last occurrence in 2017. Some Test playing nations such as Sri Lanka and West
Indies missed out on this global tournament, with Sri Lanka failing to secure a
top eight position in the ICC World Cup 2023 points table.
For the 2025
ICC Champions Trophy, a total of eight teams will participate, following the
One Day International (ODI) format. The qualification process involved the top
seven teams from the ICC ODI World Cup group stage, along with the host nation,
Pakistan, securing their positions for this upcoming tournament.
The teams
confirmed for the 2025 ICC Champion Trophy are:
Pakistan
(hosts), India, South Africa, Australia, Afghanistan, New Zealand, England, Bangladesh.
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