Lower-Placed Teams In World Cup Under Pressure With New Rules In Place For Champions Trophy 2025 Qualification: Report

29.10.2023 - 15:15 sports.ndtv.com

Following the end of the league stage of the ongoing ODI World Cup, the top seven sides will directly qualify for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy along with hosts Pakistan to compete in the eight-team event.

According to ESPNcricinfo, the ICC Board approved the qualification system for the 2025 Champions Trophy in 2021, when the tournament was brought back.

For the 2013 and 2017 editions of the Champions Trophy, the top eight teams in the ODI rankings qualified for the event. The decision to have the top seven teams at this World Cup for the 2025 Champions Trophy was approved originally by the ICC's chief executives committee following which the ICC Board made the recommendation effective.

ESPNcricinfo's sources said that many cricket boards were surprised after the news came out in the limelight. Many said that they were unaware of the qualification for the 2025 Champions Trophy being at stake in this tournament.

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