As the International Cricket Council (ICC) declared that Pakistan will hold the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025, congrats began pouring in from both homegrown and unfamiliar cricketers.
Taking to Twitter, previous quick bowler Shoaib Akhtar said that he's "very energized" to find out about the news.
"Very eager to find out about Pakistan getting the facilitating privileges for 2025 ICC Champions Trophy," the Rawalpindi Express composed.
Super excited to hear about Pakistan getting the hosting rights for 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) November 16, 2021
Previous cricketer Waqar Younus praised Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ramiz Raja for his endeavors, adding that Pakistan got its "prize for playing the T20 World Cup like heroes."
"Cricket is in the groove again [in Pakistan," he composed.
Reward of playing like Champions. #T20WorldCup Pakistan Hosting The #ChampionsTrophy2025 Great News. Well Done @iramizraja & @TheRealPCB Big Achievement.Our Cricket back on track InshALLAH. #PakistanZindabad 🇵🇰. pic.twitter.com/nfh8wvx4Db
— Waqar Younis (@waqyounis99) November 16, 2021
For former Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali, it was "wonderful news."
InshA Allah wonderful news👏👏👏 https://t.co/hxy5o4g6nB
— Azhar Ali (@AzharAli_) November 16, 2021
Former New Zealand cricketer, Danny Morrison, also congratulated Pakistan and called the news "very exciting."
Annnnnd… very exciting… #Hooooorrraahhh 😆🎉🙏 @TheRealPCB @ICC #Twenty2025 pic.twitter.com/kfob90qJlr
— Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66) November 16, 2021
Akin to Morrison, Sri Lankan player Dimuth Karunarathna also felicitated Pakistan.
This is big news for @TheRealPCB and the fans who live in Pakistan….
— Dimuth Karunarathna (@IamDimuth) November 16, 2021
Congratulations 👊🏻 pic.twitter.com/XSCpo05Wi7
Pakistan last organized an ICC occasion in 1996 when they co-facilitated the 50-over World Cup with India and Sri Lanka, yet the nation has been to a great extent kept from global cricket since the 2009 assault in the visiting Sri Lanka group transport in Lahore.
Pakistan will have the Champions Trophy in 2025, the ICC said in an assertion.
The improvement came as the ICC affirmed the 14 host nations of ICC mens white-ball occasions from 2024-2031.
Eleven full individuals and three partner individuals have been chosen to have two ICC Mens Cricket World Cups, four ICC Mens T20 World Cups, and two ICC Mens Champions Trophy occasions.
The USA and Namibia will have an ICC World Cup occasion interestingly. In the mean time, Australia, Bangladesh, England, Ireland, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, and Zimbabwe have recently arranged significant occasions and will do as such again throughout the following decade.
The hosts were chosen by means of a serious offering process managed by a Board sub-panel led by Martin Snedden alongside Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Skerritt.
The ICC board acknowledged the proposals of the council who led an intensive audit of each bid alongside ICC the executives.
A comparable interaction to distinguish the hosts for ICC Womens and U19s occasions for the following cycle will be attempted ahead of schedule one year from now.