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It’s a trophy heist as cricketers turn spies in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 promo

It’s a trophy heist as cricketers turn spies in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 promo

Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hardik Pandya put on a show for fans in the latest tournament teaser.
Updated 24 Jan, 2025

International cricketers turned spies in the newest promo for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 promo released on Wednesday.

The promo featured Pakistan’s Shadab Khan and Shaheen Shah Afridi, India’s Hardik Pandya, Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi and England’s Phil Salt, all battling for the trophy in a Mission Impossible-esque sequence.

The promo begins with Khan lowering Afridi headfirst toward the trophy from a hole in the ceiling à la Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt. Khan warns Afridi to be careful as there’s danger all around them. “One wrong move and it’s all over,” says Afridi.

The scene then shifts to Pandya, who tosses a cricket ball, only for it to be sliced in half by a laser. “Can you do this Hardik?” asks a voice through the receiver in his ear. In the comment section, many fans believed this was the voice of Virat Kohli.

“This is a champion’s game, it’s all on the line,” responds Pandya. He then engages in some hilarious yet impressive acrobatics to make his way to the trophy. Our favourite comment of all time has to be fans who are calling him “Kung Fu Pandya”.

Nabi drills his way from the floor and Salt teleports himself in, with all four rushing to grab the trophy.

“15 Matches, 8 Teams, 1 Champion. It’s ALL ON THE LINE!” reads the caption of the video, and from the acting skills on display, it certainly is.

The first match of the tournament is in Karachi on February 19, between Pakistan and New Zealand.

Comments

Laila Jan 23, 2025 01:41pm
Hope they put as much effort and creativity into their game on the field.
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NYS Jan 23, 2025 03:00pm
Best of Luck for coming up athletes
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Taj Ahmad Jan 23, 2025 03:05pm
Let’s find out, which two team will play final in this champion trophy??? My answer India Pakistan will play final and Pakistan will win again this champion trophy in 2025.
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