ICC releases new promo for Champions Trophy 2025

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released a new promo for the Champions Trophy 2025 to be held in Pakistan, legendary former fast bowler Wasim Akram is also featured in the promo.

The white jacket of the champion team was unveiled before the Champions Trophy, and the promotional video released by the ICC shows former national team captain and legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram.

In the video, the Sultan of Swing, Wasim Akram, is seen praising the white jacket given to the winning players of the Champions Trophy.

Wasim Akram called the white jacket a source of pride and invited cricket fans around the world to be a part of the champions’ journey.

Wasim added that now the excitement of the event will be created in the international cricket community, and the strongest team in the Champions Trophy will be seen winning the tournament.

The ICC Men’s Champions Trophy, known as the Mini World Cup, will be held after 8 years. In the last edition in 2017, Pakistan won the trophy under the leadership of Sarfaraz Ahmed.

Earlier, a promo was also released by the broadcasters of the Champions Trophy. In the promo released by Star Sports on the YouTube channel, a video was started with the current and former captains of India (Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli).

The Champions Trophy promo featured South Africa’s De Kock and Reza Hentrich, Australia’s Pat Cummins, David Warner, England’s Jofra Archer, Pakistan’s fast bowler Shaheen Afridi and India’s Jasprit Bumrah, among others.

It should be remembered that the ICC Champions Trophy will start in Pakistan on February 19, in which 8 teams will compete. The opening match of the tournament will be played between defending champions Pakistan and New Zealand on February 19.

For the initial stage, the teams have been divided into 2 groups, each team will play 3 group stage matches and the top 2 teams from each group will reach the semi-finals, while the final of the event will be played on March 9.

Pakistan had agreed to a hybrid model under an agreement with the International Cricket Council, under which all international events between Pakistan and India will be held at neutral venues until 2027, so all India’s matches for the Champions Trophy 2025 will be played in the United Arab Emirates.

Pakistan has submitted the names of the preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy.

It should be noted that India has not played a match in Pakistan since the Asia Cup 2008, while no bilateral series has been played between the two countries since Pakistan’s tour of India in 2012-13.

Last year, Pakistan was awarded the Asia Cup, but India flatly refused to come to Pakistan, after which all India’s matches were scheduled in Sri Lanka under the hybrid model, where India easily defeated Sri Lanka in the final played in Colombo to win the title.

Pakistan will participate in this Champions Trophy as the defending champions. The last time the Champions Trophy was held was in 2017, which Pakistan won under the leadership of Sarfaraz Ahmed.