A sign depicting the portrait of the captain of the participating cricket team at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, set on the roadside in Lahore, Pakistan. | Photo Credit: AP
The ICC Champions Trophy was revived eight years later after hosting Pakistan in the opening game of the 9th edition on Wednesday (February 19, 2025).
Eight teams will be featured at the Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.
The Indian campaign will begin on February 20th with a match against Dubai’s Bangladesh. Politically estranged rivals India and Pakistan have decided not to visit each other for the ICC tournament.
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The 1-day International (ODI) competition was initially discarded by the ICC, the global governing body of cricket. The ICC only wanted one major tournament in each of the three international formats of sports, prioritizing the 50-over ODI World Cup. ICC revived the tournament in November 2021 and scheduled the next edition for 2025.
Where can I watch the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Cricket Tournament?
The match will be broadcast live on Star Sports and Network 18 channels and is available at https://www.hotstar.com/ in India. Jiohotstar also offers live streaming of all matches.
For the first time on the digital platform, the ICC tournament will be streamed live in 16 feeds, including nine different languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Haryanvi, Bengali, Bojpuri, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.
Where can I listen to the live updates of the ICC Champions Trophy Match?
Fans can check out each live ball commentary on ICC-Cricket.com. ICC will also live radio broadcasts that broadcast all matches globally via the ICC website and app Match Center.
Audio coverage is also available on All India Radio in India.
What time does the Champions Trophy match start?
All ICC Championship Trophy matches begin at 2:30pm.
Where is the venue for the Champions Trophy 2025?
The venues for the Champions Trophy 2025 are the National Stadium in Karachi, Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, and Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.
Which teams are competing in the Champions Trophy 2025?
The eight teams are divided into two groups, with the top two aspects of each group reaching the semi-finals.
Group A: Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand
Group B: Australia, South Africa, Afghanistan, UK
Full schedule for ICC Champions Trophy 2025
What is the schedule for India’s matches in the Champions Trophy?
India will begin with a match against Bangladesh in Dubai on February 20th, followed by a match between Pakistan’s archrivals (February 23) and New Zealand (March 2).
When will the opening match be made and when will the Champions Trophy finale be made?
The opening match will be held on February 19th, with Pakistan facing New Zealand in Karachi. The final will be held on March 9th, with venues dependent on Indian match qualifications.
Who is on the Indian team at ICC Champions Trophy 2025?
The Indian teams for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 include Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice Captain), Virat Kohli, Shrayas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Published – February 18th, 2025, 11:19am
