Teams have travelled widely between Pakistan and UAE locations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Other teams had a considerable travel distance, but India’s matches were limited to Dubai, which sparked accusations about an unfair advantage. But prior to the competition, no formal concerns were voiced. Notably, players in franchise leagues like the IPL frequently travel great distances without experiencing any issues.
With all of their games played in Dubai, Team India had the shortest travel distance, at 0 kilometres (KM). England travelled almost 1,020 kilometres to play all of their group-stage matches in Pakistan before losing. Pakistan travelled roughly 3,133 kilometres while competing in Rawalpindi, Karachi, and Dubai. Afghanistan travelled almost 1,200 kilometres, starting with their first game in Karachi and finishing with the remaining games in Lahore.
After playing India in Dubai, Bangladesh travelled almost 1,953 km to Rawalpindi for their next two matches. Australia made a total of about 2,509 kilometres of travel, starting in Lahore, then to Rawalpindi, returning to Lahore, and then going to Dubai for the semifinals.
New Zealand made the most trips as they advanced to the Champions Trophy final.
Aside from them, South Africa participated in four games but took five flights, returning to Lahore for their semifinal matchup with New Zealand after stopping in Karachi, Rawalpindi, and Dubai. They travelled about 3,286 kilometres in total.
At 7,048 kilometres, New Zealand’s journey was the longest. They played in Karachi, Rawalpindi, Dubai, and Lahore before going back to Dubai to play India in the final.
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