The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be the ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy, a cricket tournament featuring the top eight ranked One Day International men’s national teams.
Champions Trophy 2025-Mini World Cup
Teams Participating In Champion Trophy-
Champion Trophy is also known as Mini World Cup. In this, the top 7 teams in the ICC ODI ranking participate or a team which hosts this tournament, thus a total of 8 teams participate in this tournament.
Following the conclusion of the 2023 World Cup league stage, the following teams have secured their place in the 2025 Champions Trophy: India, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand qualified by reaching the semi-finals. Host nation Pakistan and sixth-placed Afghanistan also made the cut. India, one of the first to secure a spot, will join the top cricket-playing nations for the much-awaited return of the Champions Trophy after seven years.The remaining two teams are Bangladesh and South Africa
Teams-
Group A Group B
INDIA AFGANISTHAN
BANGLADESH AUSTRALIA
PAKISTAN ENGLAND
NEWZEALAND SOUTH AFRICA
Champions Trophy 2025 Date And Venue-
The ICC Champion Trophy is proposed to be held in Pakistan from 19 February to 9 March next year.And PCB has finalised 3 venues.On 28 April 2024, Pakistan proposed three venues for this event. These venues are Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi. India has to play the entire tournament in Lahore.
7 matches are likely to be played at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, 3 matches at National Stadium Karachi and 5 matches at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
If we talk about ground capacity, the total capacity of Gaddafi Stadium Lahore is 27000 and the total capacity of National Stadium Karachi is 32000 and the total capacity of Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium is 15000.
Knockout Stage-
The PCB had said that if India qualifies for the semi-finals, they will play at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Semi -Finals
Winner of Group A
Runner-up of Group B
Venue-National Stadium, Karachi
Winner of Group B
Runner-up of Group A
Venue- Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
FINAL
Winner of Semi-final 1
Winner of Semi-final 2
Venue-Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
8 Champions Trophy Have Been Organized So Far-
Year Winner Runner-Up
1998 South Africa West Indies
2000 New Zealand India
2002 Sri Lanka and India None
2004 West Indies England
2006 Australia West Indies
2009 Australia New Zealand
2013 India England
2017 Pakistan India
History of Champions Trophy-
Originally known as the Mini-World Cup involving all full members of the ICC, it began as a knockout tournament. In 2002, it changed to a round-robin format but remained short – lasting about two weeks. Over the years, the number of teams varied, but since 2009, only the top eight teams in the ICC ODI rankings participate. The Champions Trophy has been hosted in seven countries, with England hosting it three times. Initially held every two years, the tournament changed to a four-year cycle from 2009, aligning with the World Cup schedule.
Thirteen teams competed in eight editions, with Australia and India winning twice each. The 2017 edition was the last, as the ICC aimed to have a top tournament for each cricket format. Plans for a one-day league in 2019 put the future of the Champions Trophy at risk. Originally scheduled for India, the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup moved to the UAE due to COVID-19, and no Champions Trophy took place that year.
Since 2009, the tournament features eight teams divided into two pools of four, adopting a round-robin format. The top two teams from each pool advance to the semi-finals, with any team losing even one match running the risk of elimination. The current format involves a total of 15 matches, making the tournament last about two and a half weeks.
Difference Between World Cup And Champions Trophy-
The ICC Champions Trophy differs from the World Cup in several ways. Unlike the World Cup, the Champions Trophy lasts approximately two and a half weeks, providing a more concise competition schedule in contrast to the World Cup’s month-long duration. Additionally, the number of participating teams varies, with the latest World Cup edition featuring 10 teams, while the most recent Champions Trophy featured 8 teams.
Will The Indian Cricket Team Go To Pakistan or Not?
The Indian cricket team is unlikely to travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will request hybrid matches in Dubai or Sri Lanka. Pakistan has not hosted a major ICC event since 1996.
Since the bilateral series in 2012–2013, India–Pakistan cricket has been limited to ICC tournaments and Asia Cup matches.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has scheduled the match between India and Pakistan in Lahore on March 1 next year, but the BCCI is yet to give its consent to the tentative schedule.
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi presented a 15-match schedule, in which all India’s matches will be played in Lahore due to security reasons.
What Is The Stand Of BCCI?
On 6 May, BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla said that the Indian team will go to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy next year only if the central government allows it.
In the case of Champions Trophy, we will do what the Indian government tells us to do. We will send our team only if the Indian government gives us permission. So we will go as per the decision of the Indian government and the Indian government has not given any official information on this.
ICC Champions Trophy Statistics-
The highest run scorer in ICC Champions Trophy is Chris Gayle who has scored 791 runs and the highest wicket taker in ICC Champions Trophy is Kyle Mills who has taken 28 wickets.
Most Runs-Chris Gayle(791)
Most Wicket-Kyle Mills (28)
India’s Statistics In Champions Trophy-
India has played a total of 29 matches in 8 Champion Trophy from 1998 to 2017, out of which India has won 18 matches and lost 8 matches. And 3 matches had no result. The Indian team won the Champions Trophy in 2013.India won the Champions Trophy in 2013 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
In 2002, India and Sri Lanka faced each other in the finals but the match was cancelled due to rain and both the teams were declared joint winners.
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