2017 ICC Champions Trophy TV Broadcasters {Official}

Stars Sports has been named as the official TV Broadcaster of ICC Champions Trophy 2017. Apart from this, each country has their own ICC Champions Trophy 2017 broadcasting channels, where the local countrymen can enjoy streaming of CL2017 matches. There is no doubt that Star Sports has thrown big money to ICC for receiving ICC Champions Trophy 2017 TV broadcasting rights. Not only this, Star Sports is also partnering major events of ICC in coming years as well.

ICC Champions Trophy Start Date, Host, Matches

The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 is jointly hosted by England and Wales. England has already hosted the Champions Trophy event in 2013. The ICC Champions Trophy start date is 1 June 2017 and the Champions Trophy 2017 Finals will be played on 18^th June 2017. The event will have a total of 15 matches with 3 knockout matches. The interesting news from the centre is that India will be competing with its strong competitor Pakistan on June 5 in group stage matches. India Vs Pakistan Champions Trophy 2017 Match will surely attract the number of eyes. You must reserve your seats now by booking ICC Champions Trophy India vs Pakistan match tickets in advance.

The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 teams include – India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. While Bangladesh makes through the event after 11 years, West Indies failed to make to the event for the first time in their cricketing history. The top eight teams in ICC ODI Rankings on 30 September 2015 had made into the 2017’s Champions Trophy. We are definitely going to miss the pinch hitting from the fierce batsmen of West Indies team.

ICC CL17 TV Broadcasters List

The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Official TV Broadcaster is Start Sports, but still each country reserves right to broadcast the matches on local TV channels with the concern of ICC. The ICC 2017 Champions Trophy TV broadcasting Channels in respected countries are as follows:

Champions Trophy 2017 Host, Venues, Teams

As told earlier, ICC Champions Trophy 2017 host is England once again. England has attained the position to host this tournament successively after hosting it in 2013. Being the runner up of Champions Trophy 2013, England will try to become the winner of Champions Trophy 2017. The Oval, Sophia Gardens, and Edgbaston will be hosting the 15 matches to be played in 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. West Indies, unfortunately, missed out this tournament as Bangladesh was on higher rating than West Indies. Here is the list of teams qualified for Champions Trophy 2017.

• Australia
• India
• South Africa
• New Zealand
• Sri Lanka
• England
• Bangladesh
• Pakistan

The first match of this league will be played between England and Bangladesh at the Oval on June 1, next year. The teams have been divided into two groups and each group appears to be competitive. It will be really hard for the teams to fix a spot in semi-finals. The two best teams will play the ICC Champions Trophy Finals 2017 on June 18, 2017, at the Oval. 19 June 2017 is the reserve day for the finals.

ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Tickets – How to Book Champions Trophy 2017 Tickets?

So, it’s going to be fun. Just after IPL 10, you must prepare yourself to watch Champions Trophy 2017 live streaming on respected broadcasting channels. If you are looking forward to the ways to book ICC Champions Trophy 2017 tickets, here we have provided you the steps to book Champions Trophy tickets 2017 online and offline.

• The tickets for ICC Champions Trophy 2017 will be made available on ICC official Website.
• Log in to the official website of ICC and go to the ticket window.
• Select the match with your seats in the stadium.
• Once the selection is made, you need to check out and pay the amount due online.
• You can print your tickets and be there for the match in the stadium on the respective date.
• To book ticket offline, you need to wait for the stadium ticket window to open. Once they are open, you can go there and buy the tickets for the match.

ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Ticket Price

In the last Champions Trophy for Cricket, the tickets were priced at £20 – £60. So, the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 ticket price would be somewhat around £25 – £80. The price will totally depend on the selection of seats you have made. Rest, the ticket price of 2017 Champions Trophy England will be announced once the tickets are made available in the month of November, this year. Each and every match is going to be exciting. Now, it’s totally up to you for which match you buy the tickets and which match you are going to watch on TV screens.

ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Start Date, Venue

ICC Champions Trophy 2017 is going to be held in England from 1^st June. The first match of this prestigious tournament will be played between England & Bangladesh at The Oval. The tournament will start with a blistering opening ceremony and will commence on June 18. The two best performing teams will qualify for ICC Champions Trophy 2017 finals at The Oval.

ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Teams & Groups

A total of eight teams will be playing in 2017 Champions Trophy. The teams have been finalized on the basis of their ODI rankings in February 2016. West Indies, unfortunately, missed out this tournament as it was on 9^th rank in ICC ODI Cricket Rankings. Bangladesh, fortunately, made it in the group of ICC Champions Trophy 2017 teams. The teams are divided into two groups which are as follows:

• Group A: Australia (1), Bangladesh (7), England (6), New Zealand (4)
• Group B: India (2), Pakistan (8), South Africa (3), Sri Lanka (5)

ICC Champions Trophy History & Winners So Far

Earlier, in 1998 and 2000, the Champions trophy was based on the knockout system. But after that, this tournament was played with round robin technique. ICC 2017 Champions Trophy will be played with round robin technique and the semi-finals and final are going to be a straight knock-out. The very first Champions Trophy 1998 tournament was won by South Africa defeating West Indies in the finals. In the year 2000, New Zealand won the trophy by defeating India. In 2002, Sri Lanka and India were the joint winners as the final match was washed out twice. In 2004, West Indies won this trophy thrashing England in the finals. In 2006, Australia thrashed West Indies in finals.

In 2008, the Champions Trophy was going to be held in Pakistan, but due to major security concerns, it was postponed to 2009. Australia again won this tournament defeating New Zealand. In 2013, the winner was India, who defeated England in the rain-affected the final match. After that ICC decided to scrap this tournament and start a Test Championship. But this idea was dropped out and the Champions Trophy Cricket Tournament was scheduled to 2017.

ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Schedule & Fixtures

ICC announces the 2017 Champions Trophy schedule on June 1, a year before that start of Champions Trophy in 2017. ICC Champions Trophy 2017 fixtures are really interesting as the groups are distributed evenly. Some of the matches will be played as Day matches while some will be played as Day/Night matches, according to the schedule. The Day matches will start at 10.30 UK time while the Day/Night matches will start at 13.30 UK time. Here is the ICC Champions Trophy Schedule 2017: