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Australian Players at the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore (File Photo: X)
In a recent piece of news for cricket fans, the two-time Champions Australia have arrived in Lahore for the highly anticipated ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan and UAE. The Aussie team will be playing without regular skipper Pat Cummins as he was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury.
Former Australia skipper and the modern-day batting great Steve Smith will be leading the 2006 and 2009 Champions Trophy winners in the upcoming ninth edition of the tournament.
Australia will play their all matches in Pakistan in two major cities, Lahore and Rawalpindi at the Gaddafi Stadium and Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, respectively.
In the same vein, the Aussie camp landed at the Allam Iqbal International Airport in Pakistani Punjab’s heart city, Lahore. The video of the Australian team arriving in Lahore is also making rounds on social media as soon it was first shared by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on their official X handle (formerly Twitter).
Here’s the video:
The Australian cricket team has arrived in Lahore for the @ICC#ChampionsTrophy 2025! π¦πΊπ¬
β Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) February 17, 2025
They will play their first match of the tournament on 22 February against England at the Gaddafi Stadium ποΈ pic.twitter.com/mN7R07OyaE
Steve Smith’s men will start their journey in the tournament with their campaign opener against the arch-rivals England on February 22 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, at 2:30 PM (IST). Following this, they will take on Champions Trophy’s inaugural edition champions, South Africa in their second match on February 25, at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.
Notably, the Aussies are placed in the Group B of the tournament, alongside England, South Africa, and New Zealand. They will look ahead to clinch their third title in the history of the Champions Trophy with a glorious title win in the upcoming edition of the tournament.
The Australians are coming off some big success stories in the last few years, winning the World Test Championship 2023 and ODI World Cup 2023. They will aim to continue their winning run in the major ICC tournaments by winning another ICC tournament i.e., the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.