ICC Champions Trophy 2025: ICC officially excludes PoK from Trophy Tour itinerary following BCCI's directive

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the global Trophy tour for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The silverware of the tournament will be touring 8 nations that will be participating in the event, which is scheduled to take place in February-March next year.

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Trophy tour will be beginning from Islamabad in Pakistan on Saturday (16th November). The silverware will be displayed at Daman-e-Koh, Faisal Mosque, and the Pakistan Monument where former speedster and Pakistan cricket icon Shoaib Akhtar will be present.

After Islamabad, the Trophy of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be taken to Karachi, Abbottabad, and Taxil in Pakistan

After Islamabad, the Trophy of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be taken to Karachi, Abbottabad, and Taxila. The tour will provide special engagement for global fans through dynamic, colourful engagements that speak to the event's new-look visual identity.

Earlier, there were reports that the Trophy would be taken to POK cities in Murree, Hunza, Muzaffarabad and Skardu. But this was strongly objected to by BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who requested ICC to take stern action against such a move.

The ICC reportedly put the tour on hold and then revealed the new schedule, which saw Trophy being taken to Islamabad, Karachi, Abbottabad, and Taxila. After that, the silverware will be moving to Afghanistan from 26th to 28th November, and following that, it will be in Bangladesh from 10th to 13th December.

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will then be travelling to South Africa on 15th December and will be there till 22nd December. Australia will be having the reply from 25th December to 5th January and after that will be in New Zealand till 11th January. At last, it will be in England and India.

We are delighted to launch the Trophy Tour with DP World ahead of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy - ICC Chief Commerical Officer

Anurag Dahiya, ICC Chief Commerical Officer, talked about the launch of the Trophy tour, saying that it will be a great experience for the fans. He elaborated:

"We are delighted to launch the Trophy Tour with DP World ahead of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy, where another action-packed programme of activity is available to fans across the world. The silverware, which will be showcased across all participating nations, will allow the sport’s passionate fanbase to enjoy the unforgettable experience of being up close with the iconic trophy."

Full Trophy Tour itinerary of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Here's the schedule of the tour:

16 November – Islamabad, Pakistan

17 November - Taxila and Khanpur, Pakistan

18 November – Abbottabad, Pakistan

19 November- Murree, Pakistan

20 November- Nathia Gali, Pakistan

22 - 25 November – Karachi, Pakistan

26 – 28 November – Afghanistan

10 – 13 December – Bangladesh

15 – 22 December – South Africa

25 December – 5 January – Australia

6 – 11 January – New Zealand

12 – 14 January – England

15 – 26 January – India

27 January – event start – Pakistan

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