Why only the top-8 teams are selected in the Champions Trophy? History of the Champions Trophy

India and New Zealand are playing the final of World Test Championship. This is the 9th edition of the Champions Trophy, but do you know how this tournament started? When was the Champions Trophy played for the first time? Also, why are there only top-8 teams in this tournament? In fact, the Champions Trophy started about 27 years ago. At that time, the Champions Trophy was known as the Knockout Trophy. South Africa won the Knockout Trophy in 1998. But after this, the name of the knockout trophy was changed. Now the knockout trophy was named the Champions Trophy.

India and New Zealand reached the final of the Champions Trophy 2000. New Zealand beat India by 4 wickets. India and Australia have won the Champions Trophy the most number of times. India and Australia have won the Champions Trophy 2-2. South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Pakistan have won the tournament 1-1. India and New Zealand are in the final. Now it will be interesting to see whether the Indian team manages to win the Champions Trophy for a record third time? Or New Zealand winning the Champions Trophy almost 25 years ago? Now the question will come to your mind that why only the top-8 teams are selected in the Champions Trophy? In fact, the ICC started the tournament with the name Knockout Trophy. Therefore, the format was made such that the first match of all the teams was like a knockout. For example, the Knockout Trophy 1998 started with a quarterfinal match. Although there were 9 teams at the start of that tournament, New Zealand qualified for the quarterfinal stage by beating Zimbabwe in the preliminary match. However, after that the name of the knockout trophy was changed to the Champions Trophy, but only the top-8 teams play in the tournament. Let us tell you that the top-8 teams of the points table of the ODI World Cup become a part of the Champions Trophy.