Pakistan Cricket Team / This problem will not leave Pakistan, Champions Trophy will remain a dream!

Pakistan Cricket Team: The Champions Trophy 2025 has started in a great way. India and New Zealand have made a strong start to the tournament by winning their opening matches, while Pakistan and Bangladesh have been disappointed. The schedule of this tournament is so dense that even a single defeat can cost any team its future prospects. This situation can be even more difficult for Pakistan, as this time it is the host of the Champions Trophy. However, if we look at the history, it has been a tough challenge for Pakistan to win this title.

History of Champions Trophy: From 1998 till now

The Champions Trophy started in 1998, when Bangladesh hosted it. That year South Africa defeated West Indies to win the first Champions Trophy. After this, in this tournament held in Kenya in 2000, New Zealand defeated India and won the trophy. ICC's initial plan was to organize this tournament in countries where cricket is less popular, but soon it was decided that it would be more profitable to organize it in countries where cricket craze is tremendous.

2002: India and Sri Lanka became joint winners

In 2002, the Champions Trophy was held in Sri Lanka, and for the first time it happened that the final match could not be completed due to rain. As a result, India and Sri Lanka were declared joint winners. This was the only time till date when the host country won this trophy, that too jointly with another team.

2004 and 2006: West Indies and Australia won

In the Champions Trophy held in England in 2004, West Indies defeated host England and won the title. In 2006, India became the organizer of this tournament for the first time, but Australia won the title by defeating West Indies. In the trophy held in South Africa in 2009, Australia also won this title for the second consecutive time by defeating New Zealand.

2013 and 2017: India and Pakistan's turn

In this tournament held in England and Wales in 2013, India performed brilliantly and won the title by defeating England. At the same time, in 2017 also, in the event held in England and Wales, Pakistan defeated India and won the Champions Trophy for the first time. After this, the ICC stopped this tournament.

2025: Will Pakistan be able to break the record of hosts?

Now the Champions Trophy is returning after eight years and this time Pakistan is its organizer. The interesting thing is that except 2002, no host country has won this title till date. In such a situation, it will not be easy for Pakistan to win this historic trophy.

Now it remains to be seen whether Pakistan will be able to break this trend and win the Champions Trophy, or once again some other team will create history by winning this title.