ICC Champions Trophy 2013 in England and Wales
The last edition of the tournament!
India to play Pakistan on June 15
India will take on South Africa in the opening game of the 2013 Champions Trophy in England, the last time the tournament will be held. Two other big draws in the group stages are India versus Pakistan on June 15, and Australia playing New Zealand on June 12, both at Edgbaston.ICC Champions Trophy 2013 in England and Wales
No Champions Trophy after 2013
The last edition of the tournament!
Aug 22, 2012
India will take on South Africa in the opening game of the 2013 Champions Trophy in England, the last time the tournament will be held. Two other big draws in the group stages are India versus Pakistan on June 15, and Australia playing New Zealand on June 12, both at Edgbaston.
ICC Champions Trophy History
The ICC Champions Trophy, also known as the Mini World Cup, is cricket's one-day international tournament second in importance only to the Cricket World Cup. It was inaugurated as the ICC Knock Out tournament in 1998 and has been played every two years since, changing its name to the Champions Trophy in 2002. All ten full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) take part, together with (for the first four competitions) two associate members. Since the quadrennial Cricket World Cup and on-going ICC ODI Championship effectively determine the relative rankings of international cricket teams in one-day international cricket, there seems to be little need for the Champions Trophy as a junior tournament. However, the Champions Trophy is a financially important event for the ICC. Money generated through the event is used in ICC's Development Program. Although being the second most important one-day tournament in cricket, the ICC Champions Trophy has sometimes been criticised by the media, with claims that there is no point for it, when there is the World Cup as well. Before the 2004 tournament, Wisden described it as "the tournament that veers between being the second most important in world cricket and a ludicrous waste of time". However, despite this controversy, many people are still fond of the tournament, and players enjoy having the opportunity to participate in it. The ICC Champions Trophy is a One Day International cricket tournament, second in importance only to the Cricket World Cup. It was inaugurated as the ICC Knock Out tournament in 1998 and has been played every two years since, changing its name to the Champions Trophy in 2002. Originally, all ten full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) took part, together with (for the first four competitions) two associate members. From 2009, this will be changed to the 8 highest-ranked ODI teams as placed 6 months out from the tournament.- 1998 ICC Knock Out tournament in Bangladesh (Winners: South Africa)
- 2000 ICC Knock Out tournament in Kenya (Winners: New Zealand)
- 2002 ICC World Championship in India (Winners: India & Sri Lanka)
- 2004 ICC World Championship in England (Winners: West Indies)
- 2006 ICC World Championship in India (Winners: Australia)
2008 ICC World Championship in Pakistan(POSTPONED)- 2009 ICC World Championship in South Africa (Winners: Australia)
2010 ICC World Championship in West Indies(CANCELLED)2012 ICC World Championship in Sri Lanka(CANCELLED)- 2013 ICC World Championship in England and Wales
2014 ICC World Championship in Bangladesh(CANCELLED)