According to the Times of India, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has set aside 70 million dollars for the 2025 Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan. The budget was reviewed by the committee for financial and commercial dealings of ICC, with Jay Shah as its head.
The budget was approved after it was jointly prepared by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and ICC’s financial department. The source was provided by the Times of India:
“The approximate budget is around USD 70 million and only USD 4.5 Million has been allocated as additional expenses.”
Everybody has speculated the possibility of alternative funds in the event that India chooses to avoid sending its players to take part in Pakistan games leading to relocation of those fixtures.
The source further indicated that this additional amount of USD 4.5 million is significantly less than what may be expended on covering for the possible relocation of competitions from Pakistan. The T20 format match will be hosted by India in 2025 while the ODI version will be played in Bangladesh in 2027.
Nevertheless, it seems improbable that India will participate in Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy, and this event may probably adhere to the hybrid format similar to that of 2023 Asia Cup.
The 2025 Champions Trophy will mark the ninth edition of the tournament
In the ninth edition of the tournament set for 2025, eight teams will be separated into two groups. The event’s qualification was determined by how these teams had fared during the 2023 ODI World Cup. While India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and New Zealand form Group A; Australia, England, South Africa and Afghanistan make up Group B.
From every group, two groups qualify for the semifinals and the champions play against each other in the grand finale. This tournament had not taken place since 2017 when Pakistan defeated India by a wide margin during the inaugural ICC Champions Trophy.
In 2006 and 2010, Australia was the only country to win the event outright twice. India was awarded the trophy for sharing it with Sri Lanka due to a washed out final in 2002 but eventually went on to become the champions themselves in 2013.
The remaining champions of the tournament include South Africa, New Zealand and West Indies who won it in 1998, 2000 and 2004 respectively.
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