India beat South Africa by 6 wickets
India beat Australia by 36 runs
Match Abandoned
India beat Pakistan by 89 runs (D/L method)
India beat Afghanistan by 11 runs
India beat West Indies by 125 runs
England beat India by 31 runs
India beat Bangladesh by 28 runs
India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets
New Zealand beat India by 18 runs
With the new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) strictly in place, there was no question of an optional session and right from skipper Rohit Sharma to the youngest Harshit Rana, the entire squad was present where Mohammed Shami's routines were interesting. India will face Bangladesh in their first match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on February 20.
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 tournament will start from February 19 with hosts Pakistan taking on New Zealand in the Opening game. India I s amongst strongest challenger for the title winning the title twice in the past. Here is how India has performed in the ICC Champions Trophy.
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 tournament will start from February 19 with hosts Pakistan taking on New Zealand in the Opening game. With six other participants aiming for glory, here is how countries performed in the Champions Trophy history.
Another pocket of weakness India have is diluting the powers of KL Rahul. It’s no secret that Rahul has been a handy run-scorer at number five. But with head coach Gautam Gambhir’s liking for left-right combination taking precedence, it has meant Axar has batted at that slot.
The defending champions Pakistan will be hosting the tournament apart from India's matches that will be played in Dubai. The ninth edition of the Champions Trophy kicks off at the National Stadium in Karachi on February 19, with the hosts facing New Zealand in Group A.
Tickets will be available for India's opening group match with Bangladesh on February 20, while there will also be tickets available for their games against arch-rival Pakistan (February 23) and New Zealand (March 2) at the eight-team tournament, ICC said in a release.
Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer, all-rounder Axar Patel, and pacers Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh were also part of the travelling contingent. Skipper Rohit Sharma also joined the team, Hardik Pandya was the last to join the squad before departure.
England's head coach Brendon McCullum has dismissed suggestions that his team did not prepare adequately during their white-ball tour of India, calling such claims "factually incorrect".
Team India will play all their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 matches in Dubai. Before the Men in Blue's departure, the Board of Control for Cricket in India handed SOP guidelines to all Champions Trophy 2025-bound players.
Given that the the duration of the tour is just over three weeks even if the final on March 9 is taken into consideration, the BCCI will not allow families to accompany the players. As per the new policy, families can be with players for a maximum of two weeks during a tour which is of 45 days or more.
Fielding coach T Dilip said it was "incredibly satisfying" to watch the Indian team diving and darting to take incredible catches and stop runs during the ODI series against England. Shreyas Iyer won the Impact Fielder of the Series Award from Dilip.
A "gobsmacked" Kevin Pietersen has lashed out at the England team for their lack of practice during their tour of India, stating that the players should have been facing net bowlers and working on their ability to play spin. England lost the ODI series 3-0, and T20I series 4-1.