ICC Champions Trophy 2025: ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is to be organized in 2025. At the same time, Pakistan will host this tournament. Pakistan is hosting an ICC tournament after a long time. However, there is doubt over the Indian team’s tour to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy. India says that we will not visit Pakistan due to security reasons. The ICC Champions Trophy should be organized at a neutral venue. Apart from this, India has suggested a hybrid model for the ICC Champions Trophy, but if the Indian team tours Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy, then how many ODIs will it play before that?
You will be surprised to know that India will play only 3 ODIs before the ICC Champions Trophy. India has played 6 ODIs since the ODI World Cup 2023, but do you know how many matches host Pakistan will play before the ICC Champions Trophy? Before this tournament, Pakistan will play maximum 15 ODIs. In this way, Pakistan will enter the ICC Champions Trophy with better preparation. Apart from India, England and Australia will play 3-3 ODIs before the ICC Champions Trophy. Whereas Afghanistan will play 5 ODIs before the tournament.
Apart from this, if we talk about other teams, South Africa will play 7 ODIs before the ICC Champions Trophy. At the same time, Bangladesh will play 5 ODIs before the ICC Champions Trophy. New Zealand will play 13 ODIs before the ICC Champions Trophy. In this way, Pakistan will play a maximum of 15 ODIs before the ICC Champions Trophy. It is believed that the effect of India playing less ODIs before the ICC Champions Trophy may be visible in the tournament. However, it will be interesting to see what the Indian team’s strategy is for the ICC Champions Trophy?
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