With Pakistan already knocked out of the tournament, the usual rush was missing, and so was the fanfare. A handful of vendors were selling flags of New Zealand and South Africa, but the response from customers seemed lukewarm.

With Team India winning the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy 2025 against Australia on Tuesday at the Dubai International Stadium, the final will also be hosted by the same venue despite the tournament being staged by Pakistan.

Madan Lal criticised the poor drainage system at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium during the Afghanistan-Australia Champions Trophy match, calling it a "bad advertisement" for Pakistan. Despite efforts to clear rainwater,

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India played all their matches in Dubai and it was agreed before the start of the tournament that India will not travel to Pakistan and thus the final will be played in Dubai if India was in contention.

Pakistan cricket fans slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi over leaking roofs at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore during the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

March 3, 2009, is etched in the memory of cricket fans worldwide as one of the darkest days in the sport’s history.

With a global event returning to this part of the world after a long hiatus, the tickets for the Australia-England game at the Gaddafi Stadium were sold out shortly after they were put up for sale.

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Since international cricket returned to Pakistan in 2018, fans of the game have largely seen matches involving the hosts; New Zealand’s victory against South Africa earlier this month at the Gaddafi during the tri-nation series, a test event for the Champions Trophy, being one of those rare occasions.

"As far as bilateral cricket between the two countries is concerned, it is very categorical and clear that it is the government's decision. Whatever the government says, we will go as per them," Shukla told the local media in Lahore.