Pakistan revealed a renovated stadium in Lahore for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, marking its first major international cricket event in nearly three decades. The tournament will be held across three cities: Lahore,

The unveiling comes days after news reports emerged expressing concern over stadium renovations set to miss several deadlines.

Pakistan will showcase its newly upgraded stadium at Lahore when it takes on New Zealand in the opening game Saturday of a tri-series cricket tournament, which also involves an understrength South Africa.

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board unveiled the national cricket team's official jersey for the upcoming ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 during the opening ceremony of newly-renovated

Pakistan is readying for a historic cricket season, unveiling an upgraded 35,000-capacity stadium in Lahore. The Gaddafi Stadium's renovation precedes the Champions Trophy, the first major ICC tournament Pakistan is hosting in 29 years.

Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa will play a warm-up series ending on February 14 before the eight-team Champions Trophy starts five days later.

Pakistan’s journey in the Champions Trophy 2025 will kick off on February 19 with an opening game against New Zealand at the revamped National Bank Stadium in Karachi. Following this, the team will head to Dubai to take on their long-time rivals, India, on February 23.

Pakistan opened a renovated stadium for the Champions Trophy in Lahore on Friday, one of three to be used in its first major international cricket event in almost 30 years.