No Pakistani players on ICC Champions Trophy 2025 team of the tournament

India's players celebrate with the trophy after winning the ICC Champions Trophy one-day international (ODI) final cricket match against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on March 9, 2025. (AFP)
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Updated 10 March 2025
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No Pakistani players on ICC Champions Trophy 2025 team of the tournament

  • India won ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on Mar. 9 
  • Pakistan crashed out of home trophy without a win

ISLAMABAD: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced its ‘Team of the Tournament’ for the Champions Trophy 2025, which concluded last week, with no Pakistani player making it on the prestigious list.

The ninth edition of the Champions Trophy saw India being crowned as the winners on Mar. 9 after they overcame New Zealand in the final. Pakistan ended their campaign in the home trophy without a win.

“Several exceptional performers lit up the tournament with the bat and ball,” ICC said on its website. “The best of them made it to the Team of the Tournament.”

The team includes six players from India, four from New Zealand and two from Afghanistan.

Here’s what the side looks like:

1. Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)

251 runs, 62.75 average, two hundreds

2. Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan)

216 runs, 72 average, one hundred

3. Virat Kohli (India)

218 runs, 54.5 average, one hundred

4. Shreyas Iyer (India)

243 runs, 48.6 average, two fifties

5. KL Rahul (wk) (India)

140 runs, 140 average, 42 highest score*

6. Glenn Phillips (New Zealand)

177 runs, 59 average, two wickets, five catches

7. Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan)

126 runs, 42 average, seven wickets, one five-wicket haul

8. Mitchell Santner (c) (New Zealand)

Nine wickets, 26.6 average, 4.80 economy

9. Mohammed Shami (India)

Nine wickets, 25.8 average, 5.68 economy, one five-wicket haul

10. Matt Henry (New Zealand)

Ten wickets, 16.7 average, 5.32 economy, one five-wicket haul

11. Varun Chakaravarthy (India)

Nine wickets, 15.1 average, 4.53 economy

12th player: Axar Patel (India)

Five wickets, 39.2 average, 4.35 economy


Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian-registered aircraft by another month

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Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian-registered aircraft by another month

  • This is the 8th extension of the ban after an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir triggered an India-Pakistan conflict in May
  • The restriction has forced Indian airlines to reroute their flights, increasing fuel consumption, travel times and operating costs

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has extended a ban on Indian-registered aircraft from using its airspace until late February, the Pakistan Airports Authority said on Wednesday, prolonging restrictions that have disrupted flight routes for Indian airlines.

Pakistan first imposed the restriction on April 24 as part of a series of tit-for-tat measures announced by both countries days after an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir.

New Delhi blamed the attack, which killed 26 tourists, on Pakistan. Islamabad denied any involvement and called for a credible, international investigation into the attack.

Tensions quickly escalated after India targeted several sites in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, triggering intense missile, drone and artillery exchanges before a US-brokered ceasefire took effect on May 10.

“The ban on Indian flights has been extended till 5am on February 24,” the PAA said in a statement. “The ban will apply to aircraft owned, operated or leased by Indian airlines, including military flights.”

This marks the eighth extension of the ban, which has forced Indian airlines to reroute international flights, increasing fuel consumption, travel times and operating costs.

Last month, Pakistan accused India of blocking humanitarian assistance destined for Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah, saying a special Pakistani aircraft carrying aid was forced to wait more than 60 hours for overflight clearance.

Pakistan later sent relief supplies and rescue teams to the island nation by sea, officials said.