Icc Champions Trophy News

A delegation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) will arrive in Karachi tonight to evaluate the situation and discuss the progress of the upcoming Champions Trophy. The six-member delegation will also review the current state of the National Stadium in Karachi, which is under construction.

ICC chair Greg Barclay is confident that the Champions Trophy 2025 will go ahead as planned in Pakistan. The PCB was awarded hosting rights for the tournament last week, which will be the first time the country will be host to an ICC event since the 1996 ODI World Cup in the subcontinent.

David Richardson, CEO of the ICC, has revealed that cricket's governing body will grant T20I status to all its 104 member nations and a global ranking system will also be launched for the format. He also stated that ICC Champions Trophy could altogether change into a World T20 in the near future.

Sandeep Patil has stated that he understood Dinesh Karthik’s potential long back and that’s why also picked him for the 2004 Champions Trophy team despite MS Dhoni’s good performance with the India A team. He has also added that he wants to see MS Dhoni in the 2019 World Cup team.