The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will skip the traditional captains' meet and photoshoot due to logistical issues. With matches spread across four venues in two countries, teams will arrive just before the competition.

Although the Champions Trophy usually features a captains' photoshoot and media event, this time, the PCB has opted to skip these due to timing and logistical challenges.

The BCCI will not have to worry about sending Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma to Pakistan as the PCB has reportedly decided to cancel the captains’ event and official photoshoot for Champions Trophy 2025 due to logistical challenges.

The PCB is planning a special celebration for the opening before the Pakistan-New Zealand match on February 19.

India will be playing their Champions Trophy matches in Dubai as part of a hybrid model deal between the ICC, PCB and BCCI and if they qualify for the final, then the title clash would also be held in the UAE city on March 9.

As India gear up for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, South African legend AB de Villiers has named the team's potential game-changer. Surprisingly, de Villiers didn't name star players Virat Kohli or Jasprit Bumrah as the key players for the upcoming tournament. He instead named left-arm leg-spinner Kuldeep Yadav as Team India's biggest weapon.

ICC and Pakistan Cricket Board have finalised the plan for the opening ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 which begins in Pakistan next month.

Netflix stokes enthusiasm for the long-awaited India vs. Pakistan ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match. The film sets out to offer fans seldom-seen inside information and unheard stories from cricketing greats through an exclusive behind-the-camera view of one of the most heated cricket rivalries ever.

Though ICC ensured to keep a day reserve for the captains’ joint photo shoot, PCB reportedly cancelled the event citing the ‘unavailability of teams due to tight traveling schedules’.