Impact of Pakistan winning Champions Trophy 2017 on upcoming Champions Trophy 2025.

Pakistan cricket has a history of surprising its fans and opposition at the same time when it comes to cricket. Pakistan may lose the match, which people cannot even imagine that Pakistan cannot lose, but at the end of the day, it loses that match. 

Moreover, at times, people lose hope and think that the Pakistan cricket team cannot win this match and that it is over; however, the Pakistan team surprises you often with a single-person spectacular performance, which is why Pakistan cricket is famous for the one minute up and another minute down catchphrase. Furthermore, the same situation happened at the event of the Champions Trophy 2017, where Pakistan was down and out as they lost 2 starting matches, and people could easily see that Pakistan would be out from this tournament; however, the Pakistan team proved that you cannot count them out even when it is even 100% certain that they will be out from the tournament; it is only Pakistan cricket that surprises you. 

Moreover, that is how Pakistan surprised everyone and won the Champions Trophy in 2017, by beating the top 2 teams, England in the semi-final and India in the final. Pakistan did not beat them in the semifinals and finals but humiliated them by making it a one-sided game.

 Champions Trophy 2017 Pakistan team was very Balanced.

A major reason Pakistan won the Champions Trophy in 2017 was because the Pakistan cricket team was very balanced and had a batting depth by selecting batting all-rounders like Imad Wasim, Hassan Ali, and Hafeez. This was one of the major factors that Pakistan dominated the semifinals and finals in the Champions Trophy 2017 and not allow their opposition to settle. 

It has been more than 7 years, and today’s Pakistan is totally different, and only a few players, like Babar and Rizwan, are the same faces in this team; however, now the entire team is changed. It is hoped that Fakhar Zaman is selected; he was the star of the show in the India vs. Pakistan final in the Champions Trophy 2017, which makes Pakistan chances of winning the Champions Trophy further. 

It is a hope that PCB selectors select batting all-rounders and, like they did in the past for any major event in cricket, by creating a batting depth and allow the positive impact of the Champions Trophy 2017 to remain intact on the Pakistani team and enjoy cricket. Selectors should learn from the Champions Trophy 2017 that Pakistan requires a dominating opener and all-rounder if they really want to create a chance of winning the Champions Trophy 2025.

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