The ninth edition of ICC Champions Trophy is set to take place in Pakistan in February, 2025
ICC earlier announced that the top seven teams of the ODI World Cup 2023 will qualify for the Champions Trophy 2025
As hosts, Pakistan directly qualified for the tournament
The semifinalists, India, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand made it through for the tournament
The sixth-placed Afghanistan will make its debut in the Champions Trophy
Defending World Cup champions England secured a late qualification
With Pakistan finishing fifth, eighth-placed Bangladesh also qualified for the tournament
According to this system, teams like West Indies, Ireland and Zimbabwe stand no chance to qualify for the Champions Trophy as they did not play in the World Cup
In 2017, Pakistan defeated India by 180 runs in the final to lift its maiden ICC Champions Trophy