Pakistan to host 2025 Champions Trophy: We will ship a world-class occasion, says PCB chief Ramiz Raja

Former cricketer and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ramiz Raja on Tuesday expressed delight on the International Cricket Council’s determination to award the internet hosting rights of Champions Trophy 2025 to Pakistan. The cricket-crazy Asian nation has not been internet hosting many worldwide bilateral sequence within the nation after the Sri Lankan group bus was attacked by terrorists in Lahore again in 2009.

Pakistan final hosted a significant ICC trophy in 1996 together with India and Sri Lanka and the return of a significant males’s event has introduced cheers to the PCB prime brass which was left fuming a month in the past when New Zealand and England determined to tug out of their respective excursions, citing safety considerations within the lead as much as the T20 World Cup.The hosts have been chosen by way of a aggressive bidding course of overseen by a Board sub-committee chaired by Martin Snedden together with Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Skerritt. The ICC Board accepted the suggestions of the committee who carried out an intensive assessment of every bid together with ICC administration.Full record of hosts of ICC males’s occasions from 2024 to 2031PCB stated on Tuesday that Pakistan, the defending champions of the Champions Trophy, will hos the Champions Trophy throughout three venues within the nation in February 2025.”I am pleased no-end with the ICC’s decision to select Pakistan as a host nation for one of their elite tournaments. By allocating a major global event to Pakistan, the ICC has expressed complete confidence and faith in our management and operational capabilities and skills,” Ramiz Raja stated in a PCB launch.Pakistan will ship a world-class occasion: RajaRamiz Raja stated Pakistan will depart no no stone unturned to host a ‘world-class occasion’ whereas additionally stressing that they are going to filed a robust facet that may entertain the house followers. Notably, Pakistan reached the semi-final of T20 World Cup 2021 regardless of the shaky lead as much as the showpiece occasion within the UAE.”We have continued to demonstrate how a great host we are and through the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, we will again showcase our passion and love for the sport as this event will be a boon to the millions of home fans, who will see world class teams and their favourite international players from close quarters.”We not solely endeavour to plan and ship a world-class occasion, we can even put together and area a robust and formidable facet that may carry out and entertain our house followers.”We saw during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup campaign how the nation got united and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at home will be another opportunity to further strengthen that bond as we defend the title,” Raja added.The ICC announcement comes as an enormous enhance to Pakistan who’re attempting to convey again worldwide cricket. Notably, Raja was left fuming when New Zealand pulled out of a protracted tour, which concerned 3 ODIs and 5 T20is hours forward of the ODI sequence opener in September. The Black Caps gamers had arrived in Rawalpindi solely to move house, citing safety considerations.Notably, England avoided sending a group to Pakistan earlier than the T20 World Cup.”I am severely disappointed in England’s withdrawal but it was expected because this western bloc gets united unfortunately and tries to back each other,” Ramiz had stated.However, the England and Wales Cricket Board and the PCB introduced that England will tour Pakistan and play 7 T20Is in 2022. Australia are set to tour Pakistan in March-April 2022 whereby they are going to play 3 Tests, as many ODis and a lone T20I.Also Read | Virat Kohli will solely strengthen T20I group when he’s again: Rohit Sharma