PCB signs agreement in Dubai to host ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Monitoring Desk

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board signed an agreement with the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Dubai on Friday for hosting rights of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the PCB said in a statement.

Chairman PCB Management Committee Zaka Ashraf was joined by ICC General Counsel Jonathan Hall at the signing of the hosting rights to Pakistan at the ICC headquarters.

“The PCB in its capacity has already intimated the government to provide foolproof security to visiting international teams for the Champions Trophy,” the PCB statement said.

“Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar in a recent meeting with Chairman PCB Management Committee assured the security agencies’ cooperation in the successful hosting of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.”

The event marks the return of the ICC Champions Trophy after an eight-year gap when it was last held in 2017.

For the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, a total of eight teams will participate and play 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 Champions Trophy are: Pakistan (hosts), India, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Afghanistan, England, Bangladesh.
Some Test-playing nations such as Sri Lanka and West Indies have missed out on the global tournament, with Sri Lanka failing to secure a top-eight position in the ICC World Cup 2023 points table.