The Champions Trophy is being revived after eight years with holders and hosts Pakistan playing New Zealand in the opening game of the ninth edition on Wednesday. The one-day international (ODI) competition was initially scrapped by cricket's global governing body,

With one week to go until the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 gets underway, each nation has finalised their squad and named the players who will be in action in Pakistan and the UAE.

Bitter rivals India and Pakistan rarely play each other on the cricket field, but when they do there is an unparalleled thirst for tickets.