The star-studded, electrifying ICC Champions Trophy 2025 opening ceremony starts in style at the historic Diwan-e-Aam fort of Lahore.
The event featured the players from the winning squad of the 2017 Champions Trophy, along with the ambassadors of the mega event.
The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Mohsin Naqvi, also attended the opening ceremony.
The Pakistan Air Force also participates in the Champions Trophy opening ceremony with a fantastic fly-past to ensure it starts in style.
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Pakistani music legend Atif Aslam will play the official tournament anthem, making him the evening’s main attraction.
For the unversed, the ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will kick off on 19 February, with host and defending champions Pakistan taking on New Zealand in the curtain-raiser in Karachi’s National Bank Stadium.
The eight-team tournament will consist of 15 matches over 19 days and will take place in Pakistan and Dubai.
In Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Lahore, and Karachi will be the three venues to host Champions Trophy 2025 matches. Each Pakistan venue will feature three group games apiece, with Lahore hosting the second semi-final.
Lahore will also host the final on 9 March unless India qualifies, in which case it will be played in Dubai.
Both the semi-finals and the final will have reserve days. The three group matches involving India, as well as the first semi-final, will be played in Dubai.
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