Iceland Cricket's cheeky bid to become Champions Trophy 2025 hosts sets the internet on fire

In the face of uncertain hosting rights, Iceland Cricket expresses interest in hosting the Champions Trophy in 2025. Amid conjectures regarding Pakistan's possible forfeiture of the hosting rights for the Champions Trophy, Iceland Cricket has jokingly put itself forward for the role of host. This coincides with rumours indicating that Pakistan's hosting status may be affected by India's reluctance to travel, possibly forcing a move to the UAE.

3 things you need to know 

• Pakistan will be hosting the ICC Champions Trophy 2025
• Pakistan had a poor ICC ODI World Cup campaign 
• Babar Azam quit captaincy after the ODI World Cup failure 

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Championing the cause despite challenges

Iceland Cricket has used a fun tone to show how eager it is to host the prestigious event. The cricket board wrote a letter on social media that was full of funny comments about Iceland's bad weather and lack of proper cricket grounds. The post pokes fun at the norm and stresses Iceland's readiness to serve as a host, calling for a reaction from ICC's Greg Barclay.

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Iceland Cricket's banter targets Babar Azam's batting average post-World Cup exit

Iceland Cricket poked fun at Pakistan's ace batsman Babar Azam, who recently resigned as the team's captain for all forms, in a different social media exchange. After criticism of Babar's captaincy and Pakistan's early elimination from the Cricket World Cup 2023, Iceland Cricket took advantage of the chance to make fun of Babar's batting performance.

Iceland Cricket joked in response to a post inquiring about something that hasn't returned to normal since the pandemic: "The batting average of Babar Azam." Babar has been under fire following his disappointing World Cup campaign, where he averaged less than 40 and scored 320 runs in nine matches.

The World Cup defeat to Afghanistan and other setbacks for Pakistan led to the captain's decision to resign. The squad's management has changed, with former captain Mohammad Hafeez taking on both the head coach position and team director Mickey Arthur's positions being removed.

Iceland Cricket's hilarious bid puts a fun spin on the ongoing cricket story as uncertainty surrounds the hosting rights for the Champions Trophy in 2025.