The 2025 edition of the Champions Trophy begins on February 19, 2025. Pakistan will face New Zealand in the first match of the much-awaited cricketing event

Though ICC ensured to keep a day reserve for the captains’ joint photo shoot, PCB reportedly cancelled the event citing the ‘unavailability of teams due to tight traveling schedules’.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shared the ticket prices for the national side’s fixtures in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. The eight-team

Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, and skipper Muhammad Rizwan will be the key players who are most likely to be in the team.

As a fallout, all traditional pre-tournament events, including the captains’ meeting featuring all eight teams and the official photoshoot, have also been cancelled

As per tradition, captains of all participating teams gather for a pre-tournament photo-op before the start of an ICC event

According to reports from Cricket Pakistan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is expected to announce the squads for both the Champions Trophy and the Tri-Series within the first few days of February.

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) insists that the National Stadium here will be ready to host matches of the upcoming Champions Trophy despite mounting concerns around the venue’s preparedness for the marquee event starting February 19.