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The Champions Trophy will be played in three different cities of Pakistan from 19 February to 9 March. India will play all its matches in Dubai.
There will be no opening ceremony before the Champions Trophy 2025. There will also be no official ICC Captain Photoshoot. This event is held in the host country of ICC tournament. However, this will not be part of the preparation of the Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan, which is the first ICC tournament in the country after 1996.
A source told Cricbuj, ‘ICC or PCB never announced the opening ceremony. Some teams are reaching Pakistan late, so this is not possible. Earlier, on Thursday, the PTI reported that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the International Cricket Council will soon announce the opening ceremony. It will be organized in Hazuri Bagh Fort made by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The Champions Trophy 2025 will be played from 19 February to 9 March.
The Pakistan Super League’s opening was also held in Hazuri Bagh last month.
England-Australia teams will reach Lahore on 18 or 19 February The teams of England and Australia will reach Lahore on 18 or 19 February. England’s team is currently playing T20 and ODI series from India. At the same time, Australia is on a tour of Sri Lanka. Where he has to play two Tests and two ODIs. The last match of the tour (second ODI) will be played in Colombo on 14 February. According to the cricbing, the organizers said that the expiration of opening ceremonies or captains is not possible due to the different dates of teams in Pakistan.
The source said, the teams of England and Australia have taken a break on the way to reach Lahore. Since both teams will arrive either a day before or on the starting match (19 February), all the captains will not be available before the tournament. In such a situation, there will be no photoshoot or press conference of opening ceremonies, captains.
England and Australia are in Group B. The first match of the two in the tournament will be played in Lahore on 22 February.
PCB will do some pre-increase ceremony According to the report, although PCB will perform some pre-event ceremonies. Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will reopen the Gaddafi Stadium on 7 February. Here, on 11 February, President Asif Ali Zardari will open the PCB National Stadium Karachi. PCB will organize an opening ceremony at Hazuri Bagh Fort, built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Lahore on 16 February. Top PCB officials will be present there anyway. Some ICC officials are also expected to be present.
Renovation work is going on at Gaddafi Stadium.
India will play Champions Trophy matches in Dubai The Indian team will play all their matches at Dubai International Stadium in the Champions Trophy. BCCI refused to send Team India to Pakistan. In such a situation, it has been decided to hold all the matches of India in Dubai.
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