Pakistan's cricket scene is set alight as the nation gears up to host the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, a significant event that underscores cricket's integral role in the country's national identity. Despite historical challenges and internal discord,

Pakistan is ready to host the International Cricket Council Champions Trophy 2025 on Wednesday, with eight teams coming together for a major cricketing event in the country for the first time in three decades. Pakistan last hosted a men’s Cricket World Cup in 1996 under the International Cricket Council.

India has refused to play its Champions Trophy matches in Pakistan, which is hosting its first major global tournament in almost 30 years.

Pakistan is hoping that hosting its first major multi-country cricket tournament in nearly 30 years will help erase worries of instability in the country and restore confidence in it as a tourism and investment destination.

Pakistan is set to host the ICC Champions Trophy for the first time in nearly 30 years, with PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi promising a tournament that highlights Pakistan's cricket passion and hospitality.

Cricket fans in Pakistan are buzzing ahead of the Champions Trophy and hosting the elite one-day international tournament will rekindle the country's love affair with the sport, three former captains said.