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Major teams from 8 countries will be gearing up for the winner-take-all tournament next held in venues hosted by England and Wales beginning in September 2013.

Following the 2011 Cricket World Cup the ICC Championship Trophy features world class teams will play each other - and against defending champion Australlia (winners of the 2009 games) - to claim the sterling silver prize that is the ICC Champions Trophy.

Tickets for the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy will likely go on sale in July 2013 in the UK, where a large ex-patriot population from India, Pakistan and Australia are expected to be clamoring for a chance to see their respective teams do battle in a highly anticipated showdown.

Stay tuned ....

More about the ICC Champions Trophy around the Web:

ICC Champions Trophy - The latest news, pictures and press releases, along with an archive of information on past tournament scores and winners.

ICC Champions Trophy Coverage - News headlines, blog entries and the latest on team matchups and related hoopla leading up to the games, from The Guardian.

ICC Champions Trophy - Wikipedia - Historical overview of the Champions Trophy with its history and origins, comparisons in importance with the Cricket World Cup, list of winners dating back to 1998 and related resources.