Due to logistical challenges with the English and Australian teams' arrival, the tournament’s traditional opening ceremony and the customary captains' day will be scrapped, reported Dawn.

The final ceremony will be held in Lahore on February 16, attended by former cricketers and ICC officials. PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has already met with PM Shahbaz Sharif to finalize the arrangements.

LAHORE: The silverware of the upcoming ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 returned to Pakistan on Thursday after concluding its world tour. The trophy arrived in Pakistan after touring each of

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is expected to announce the squad for the Champions Trophy 2025 within the next two days.

There will be no captains’ photoshoot or conference in Pakistan before the ICC Champions Trophy, a source in the host cricket board told on Thursday, ending the possibility of India skipper travelling to the country for any pre-tournament engagements.

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 opening match of the 2025 Champions Trophy between Pakistan and New Zealand will be a full-house after all 28,000 tickets were sold out.