Pakistan successfully presented the bid to Host ICC 2025 Champions Trophy which will host three cities and ICC board sub committee announced Pakistan to host an ICC event after 1996 World Cup.
PCB Chairman Ramiz Hassan Raja expressed his delight and announced this success passionately on his Twitter account.
“It’s a matter of great pride and delight that Pakistan will be hosting ICC Champions Trophy 2025. This great news will surely excite millions of Pakistani fans, expats and world fans to see great teams and players in action and will allow the world to sample our hospitality”.
ICC announced the evets host countries from 2024 to 2031 of mega events including two ODI world cup, two champions trophy, and four T20 World cup.
USA first time included in the ICC events to host T20 World Cup 2024. In 2025 Pakistan will host 2025 Champions Trophy and in 2026 India and Sri Lanka will be the joint host of T20 World Cup.
ICC Men ODI World Cup 2027 awarded to South Africa Zimbabwe and Namibia, ICC T20 World 2028 will host by Australia and New Zealand and the Champions Trophy in 2029 will host India. ICC awarded T20 World Cup 2030 jointly to England, Ireland and Scotland while ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2031 will host India and Bangladesh together.
India is the most successful and cycled country to host three ICC Mega Events in the cycle from 2024 to 2031.
ICC Official statement
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed the 14 host countries of the ICC men’s white ball events from 2024-2031. Eleven Full Members and three Associate Members have been chosen to host two ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups, four ICC Men’s T20 World Cups, and two ICC Men’s Champions Trophy events.
The USA and Namibia will host an ICC World Cup event for the first time. Australia, Bangladesh, England, Ireland, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, and Zimbabwe, all of which have previously hosted major events, will do so again over the next decade.
The selection of hosts followed a competitive bidding process overseen by a Board sub-committee chaired by Martin Snedden, with Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Skerritt serving as members. The ICC Board accepted the recommendations of the committee, which conducted a comprehensive review of each bid alongside ICC management. A similar procedure to identify hosts for ICC Women’s and U19 events for the next cycle will be conducted early next year.
ICC Chair Greg Barclay said: “We are delighted to have concluded this competitive bidding process for the first time for ICC events. To have 14 Members hosting 8 events is a reflection of the truly global nature of our sport and I’d like to thank every Member that submitted a bid and offer our congratulations to the successful bidders.
“It is fantastic to be returning to so many previous hosts, but what is really exciting about this process is the countries who will stage ICC events for the first time including the USA which is a strategic growth market for us. This gives us the opportunity to deepen our connection with fans in traditional cricket nations and also reach new fans around the world.”
Martin Snedden, Chair of the ICC Hosting Sub-Committee said: “We received a range of excellent bids to host the ICC Men’s events in the next cycle. We were committed to ensuring a broad spread of hosts to align with the ICC strategic objective of global growth and have ended up with 14 countries who will support that long term aim.”
Ricky Skerritt, Cricket West Indies President and ICC Board member said: “The success of this joint bid by CWI and USA Cricket will be a huge boost for our cricket. It offers a vital strategic opportunity to promote and develop cricket, and related commercial activity, in North America and the Caribbean. I take this opportunity to thank all those at ICC, USA Cricket and CWI who helped to make this 2024 venue selection decision possible.”
The allocation of events to the preferred hosts is pending the finalization of host agreements, and the ICC will collaborate closely with Members to conclude arrangements. A total of 17 Members submitted 28 proposals to host the eight ICC Men’s white ball events.
