As the ICC adds a fresh twist to the 2023 World Cup, England is at major risk of missing out on the Champions Trophy 2025 qualification berth
Defending champions of the ODI World Cup The England cricket team has faced a horrible outing in India. They have lost five out of six league matches at the 2023 World Cup and are going through a horrible show against India in Lucknow on Sunday. Jos Buttler's men face a major risk of losing out on the 2025 Champions Trophy qualification berth after the International Cricket Council added a fresh twist to the ongoing tournament in India.
According to a report, an ICC spokesperson has confirmed to them that the new qualification system, wherein the top seven sides at the end of the league stage in the 2023 World Cup will make the next Champions Trophy along with host nation Pakistan in the eight-team event, was decided on in the board meeting back in 2021 when the tournament was brought back as part of the 2024–31 cycle.
According to the present points table of the World Cup, Bangladesh, placed ninth, and England, placed at the bottom of the table, find themselves in deep trouble.