This year Champions Trophy is being held in India. The tournament will be played next year. The men’s Champions Trophy has been held for a long time, but this is the first time that the ICC is launching a women’s tournament. A total of six teams are participating in this tournament, but Pakistan’s name is missing. Now the question is why Pakistan women cricket team is not included in this ICC event. Let us explain the reasons behind it.
ICC is organizing the Women’s Champions Trophy for the first time. Initially Sri Lanka was supposed to host the event, but suddenly it was handed over to India. The ICC is said to have taken this decision due to political interference in Sri Lankan cricket. A total of six teams are participating in this inaugural ICC tournament. Apart from India, it includes teams from Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
Despite being stripped of hosting rights from Sri Lanka, its team will play in the tournament. The name of Pakistan is not included in this list. In fact, the list of teams playing in any ICC tournament is decided on the basis of ranking. If we look at the latest ICC ODI rankings, we find that Australia is at number one and England is at number two. The Indian cricket team is at number three and South Africa is at number four. New Zealand is at number five and Sri Lanka is at number six. The teams have been selected on this basis.