Why have West Indies not qualified for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025?

Why have West Indies not qualified for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025?

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8 Teams will participate in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan. However, West Indies are not one of those teams

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The reason why West Indies have not qualified for the ICC Champions Trophy is because they were not a part of the ODI World Cup 2023

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The top 8 teams on the ODI World Cup points table directly qualified for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025

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Why were West Indies not a part of the ODI World Cup 2023?

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West Indies played the ODI World Cup Qualifiers but couldn't go past the Super Six stage after their loss to Scotland

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The finalists (Sri Lanka and Netherlands) of the ODI World Cup Qualifiers qualified for the World Cup in India in 2023

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Since West Indies didn't qualify for the World Cup, they automatically lost the chance to make it to the Champions Trophy

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Interestingly, West Indies defeated England 2-1 in a three-match ODI series at home. England are one of the eight teams that have qualified for the Champions Trophy

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