On that note, let’s take a look at why Sri Lanka are not a part of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Unfortunately for Sri Lanka, the qualification period for the 2025 Champions Trophy ended in 2023. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 was chosen as the event to determine teams who will play at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

India’s Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma celebrate with the trophy after winning the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 final cricket match between India and South Africa at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, on June 29, 2024. — AFP/File

Some of the world’s best cricket nations are in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates this month for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. Running from February 19 to March 9, 2025, the tournament features the top eight national cricket teams based on the results of the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

The ICC Champions Trophy will be the first major event for Pakistan as a host since co-hosting the 1996 World Cup with Sri Lanka and India. The ICC Champions Trophy also means that this will be a big-ticket event for Pakistan after nearly three decades.

Pakistan are set to host the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, set to take place from February 19 to March 9. This will be the first time in over 26 years that Pakistan will be hosting an international cricket event.