ICC Champions Trophy image. — ICC web site
DUBAI: The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday issued a word of due to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for efficiently internet hosting the Males’s Champions Trophy 2025, concluded on Sunday.
The distinguished event, which marked its return after 2017, was the primary ICC event hosted by Pakistan since 1996.
The eight-team event, comprised of 15 matches, was performed from February 19 to March 9 at three venues – Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi – in Pakistan, whereas eventual champions India performed all of their matches in Dubai.
In an announcement launched by the cricket governing physique, Chief Govt of the ICC Geof Allardice mentioned the PCB ought to be “very proud” of its efforts for profitable internet hosting of the Champions Trophy 2025, together with the renovation of main stadiums and curation of satisfactory pitches for the matches.
“We would like to thank and congratulate the Pakistan Cricket Board for successfully hosting the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025,” Allardice mentioned.
“As this was the first global multi-team cricket event played in the country since 1996, this event was of huge significance for the PCB, and all those involved in renovating the stadiums, preparing the playing surfaces, delivering the matches and hosting the teams and visitors should be very proud of their efforts.”
“The ICC would also like to thank the Emirates Cricket Board for staging five of the matches in Dubai and continuing to provide great support to the ICC in staging its major men’s and women’s events.”
Earlier as we speak, ICC chairman Jay Shah additionally thanked the eight collaborating groups, event hosts Pakistan and followers for making the event a ‘huge success’.
“On behalf of the [ICC], I’d like to thank the teams, tournament hosts, broadcast licensees, our sponsors, ICC staff, suppliers – and of course the incredible fans around the world – who together helped make this #ChampionsTrophy a huge success,” Shah wrote on X.
