The ICC Champions Trophy is set to mark its return in 2025 after an absence of eight years. The last time the Champions Trophy tournament was held in 2017, Pakistan defeated arch-rivals India in the final of the competition.
The returning edition of the tournament will now be hosted by the defending champions in Pakistan in February 2025.
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, England and India are the qualified nations for the tournament, courtesy of their rankings in the ODI World Cup 2023, excluding the hosts, Pakistan.
However, there have been speculations that India might not travel to Pakistan and instead, might ask to play their matches at a neutral venue, in another country.
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In this article, The Sporting News looks at the previous ICC Champions Trophy history to see if multiple countries have hosted a single edition of the tournament.
Have the ICC Champions Trophy been hosted by multiple countries before?
The ICC Champions Trophy was introduced in the year 1998 by the International Cricket Council (ICC), whose main goal was to generate funds for countries which did not have a Test status.
The first two editions of this tournament were hosted by Bangladesh in 1998 and Kenya in 2000 were called the Wills International Cup and ICC KnockOut, respectively.
The Champions Trophy as a tournament was discontinued in the year 2017 as the ICC wanted only a single competition for each of the three formats.
However, the ICC reversed their decision in 2021 and announced plans to bring back the tournament for the 2025 and 2029 editions.
Over the 8 editions of the Champions Trophy so far, the tournament has been hosted by nine different countries.
Yes, a single edition of the ICC Champions Trophy has been hosted by multiple countries twice before, namely by England and Wales, in the years 2013 and 2017.
Wales and England are separate nations on the map, however, all cricket within Wales is regulated by a single body, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), which makes them part of the English cricket system as well.
| Year | Host Nation (s) |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Bangladesh |
| 2000 | Kenya |
| 2002 | Sri Lanka |
| 2004 | England |
| 2006 | India |
| 2009 | South Africa |
| 2013 | England & Wales |
| 2017 | England & Wales |
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List of ICC Champions trophy winners
Here is a list of all the ICC Champions Trophy winners since the tournament's inception in the year 1998:
| Year | Host Nation | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Bangladesh | South Africa |
| 2000 | Kenya | New Zealand |
| 2002 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka and India |
| 2004 | England | West Indies |
| 2006 | India | Australia |
| 2009 | South Africa | Australia |
| 2013 | England & Wales | India |
| 2017 | England & Wales | Pakistan |
| 2025 | Pakistan | TBD |
When will the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 be played?
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between February 19, to March 09, 2025. The eight-member competition will be held among the top seven teams from the ODI World Cup 2023, with Pakistan qualifying as hosts, despite getting eliminated in the group stage.
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