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India's 'hybrid' Champions Trophy triumph

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13.03.2025
India may have lifted the trophy for the second time, but the victory has left a sour taste in the world of cricket, failing to win over fans and leaving a tarnished legacy for the game. Team India played all their five matches in Dubai, though it was agreed by the PCB in the ICC board meetings, but now the independent cricket fraternity has started raising objections to the ‘favored conditions’ Indian Team enjoyed throughout the tournament, while remaining seven competing teams were traveling back and forth to play their schedule games – Lahore, Rawalpindi, Karachi and Dubai. It was India’s second ICC trophy in a period of just two years, first they won T20 WC in 2024, and now the Champions trophy 2025, which Pakistan was hosting nearly after three decades. Alas! We couldn’t qualify for the semis and knocked out in the early stage of the tournament. On Sunday, the sea of blue overwhelmed everything at the Dubai Cricket Stadium. Although Pakistan was the host, it seemed like India was hosting the tournament! View this post on Instagram A post shared by ICC (@icc) Pakistan's cricketing renaissance: A trip down memory lane... The last time Pakistan played host to a high-profile cricketing spectacle was in 1996, when the Qaddafi Stadium witnessed the thrilling Cricket World Cup final between Sri Lanka and Australia. Twenty-nine years have passed since then, a period that has seen the rise of two new generations of cricket enthusiasts. Despite the country's cricketing prowess, Pakistan has been deprived of the thrill of international cricket on home soil – until now; Pakistan has reclaimed its rightful place in the cricketing world by organizing a successful ICC event. The ICC Champion Trophy 2025........

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