 "Champions Trophy 2025 is the first ICC tournament Pakistan is hosting since 1996 World Cup. Image: Reuters")
Pakistan’s arrangements for the Champions Trophy 2025 have been praised by International Cricket Council (ICC) Safety and Security Manager Dave Musker after the tournament wrapped up in the country. With India reaching the final, the Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan came to an end with the second semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa at Lahore on Wednesday.
India are playing all their matches in Dubai under a hybrid model and their Champions Trophy 2025 final against New Zealand will also take place in the UAE.
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Apart from India’s matches in Dubai, the majority of the Champions Trophy 2025 games took place in Pakistan, which was hosting its first ICC tournament since the 1996 World Cup. The PCB had spent billions of Pakistani rupees to renovate the stadiums at Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi for the tournament.
ICC Safety and Security Manager Musker has now praised the Pakistani security officials and the board for successfully hosting the Champions Trophy 2025.
ICC praises Pakistan for Champions Trophy hosting
Musker thanked Pakistani police, Rangers and army for arranging top-notch security arrangements for the six visiting teams and ICC staff in a video.
“Just wanted to do a small video to thank all the Pakistani police, the rangers and the army. They have been absolutely superb. There were obviously concerns from visiting teams coming over to Pakistan, I personally had no doubts. The professionalism of the people I have been involved with has been exceptional. The co-operation and the respect I have been shown is amazing,” Musker said in a video ahead of the semi-final in Lahore.
He also added that the Champions Trophy 2025 will present a “positive image” of Pakistan, its people and law enforcement agencies. “It’s been a brilliant tournament thus far,” he concluded.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsPakistan hosted 10 matches in the Champions Trophy 2025, with seven teams, including the hosts, taking part in it. However, the Pakistan cricket team failed to reach the semi-finals as they failed to win a single group stage match.