Which team has hosted the ICC Champions Trophy the most times?

The upcoming and much-awaited edition of the Champions Trophy 2025 will start from February 19 and will be hosted by Pakistan under hybrid model policy. 

This will be the first time that Pakistan will be hosting a ICC Champions Trophy tournament. However, it will be held under hybrid model with India's matches in Dubai but this will make Pakistan the fourth Asian country to host marquee event after Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and India.

England hold the record for hosting this tournament for the most times. They have hosted it for the record three times. They also hosted the last two edition of the tournament.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) started the ICC Champions Trophy, also known as the "Mini World Cup," in 1998. Originally known as the ICC Knockout Tournament, its main goal was to raise money for cricket in non-Test-playing countries. It was conducted every four years. The initial two iterations were held in Bangladesh and Kenya. However, major cricketing nations like India and England hosted future events as a result of its increasing commercial success.

Only the top eight teams in the ICC ODI rankings are now included in the format, which was changed starting with the 2009 edition. The rankings cutoff is six months prior to the tournament. In order to streamline ICC events and guarantee that each cricket format has only one worldwide tournament, the Champions Trophy was disbanded following the 2017 edition.The Champions Trophy will return in 2025 in Pakistan and 2029 in India, according to an unexpected announcement made by the ICC in 2021.
 

The teams who qualified for the 2025 Champions Trophy are India, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, who advanced to the semifinals following the conclusion of the 2023 World Cup league stage. Afghanistan, in sixth position, and host Pakistan also made the cut. Top cricketing nations will join India, one of the first to win a spot, for the Champions Trophy's eagerly awaited seven-year comeback.