India, Feb. 18 -- The ICC Champions Trophy is all set to return after an eight-year gap, with defending champions Pakistan hosting the 2025 edition of the ODI tournament. The event will be held across four venues in two different nations. It will be hosted in Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi for matches played in Pakistan, while all India games will be played in Dubai. The first semifinal will be staged in Dubai, and the second will be in Lahore, but the venue for the final will depend entirely on India's qualification. ICC has kept a reserve day for the summit clash.

The Champions Trophy was inaugurated in 1998 as the ICC Knockout Trophy, with the concept of raising funds for non-Test-playing nations and popularising the sport in associa...