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Champions Trophy 2017 vs Champions Trophy 2025: How Players Have Evolved Over Eight Years [Images]

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to kick off tomorrow at the National Stadium in Karachi. For some players, this will be their first taste of the big stage, a chance to carve their names into cricketing history. For others, however, this tournament is a familiar battleground.

As the world gears up for the 2025 edition, it’s impossible not to reflect on the Champions Trophy 2017, a tournament that gave us unforgettable moments, breakout stars, and redemption arcs.

Eight years later, several players who graced the field in 2017 are back, older, wiser, and in some cases, even better. Let’s take a look at how these players have evolved since the last time they competed in this prestigious tournament.

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Pakistan

Faheem Ashraf
Fakhar Zaman
Babar Azam

India

Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Hardik Pandya
Ravindra Jadeja
Mohammad Shami

South Africa

David Miller
Kagiso Rabada

Australia

Adam Zampa
Glenn Maxwell
Travis Head
Steve Smith

Bangladesh

Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Mushfiqur Rahim
Mahmudullah
Mustafizur Rahman
Soumya Sarkar
Taskin Ahmed

New Zealand

Tom Latham
Kane Williamson
Mitchell Santner

England

Mark Wood
Adil Rashid
Joe Root
Jos Buttler

The Champions Trophy 2025 is not just a tournament; it’s a stage for players to showcase how far they’ve come since 2017. For some, it’s about redemption, for others, it’s about cementing their legacy.


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Sher Alam