Champions Trophy 2025 turned out to be a disastrous event for co-hosts Pakistan.
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Apart from having a forgettable campaign, where they failed to register a single win, Pakistan also suffered a heavy financial loss.
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As per a report in the Telegraph India, Pakistan had spent about PKR 18 billion (about $58 million) to upgrade their three Champions Trophy venues.
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The cost of upgradation turned out to be 50 percent more than the anticipated budget.
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Later, the PCB also reportedly spent USD 40 million on event preparations. In return, they only received USD 6 million in return as part of the hosting fee.
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The report, hence concluded that the PCB suffered a loss of about USD 85 million by hosting the ICC Champions Trophy.
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Due to this, PCB decided to reduce the match fees for the national T20 championship by 90% while reducing the reserve player payments by 87.5%.
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Even 5-star accommodations for players were swapped with economy hotels.