India National Cricket Team’s next major assignment will be the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The event will be played in a hybrid model from the 19th of February in Karachi, with the final set to be played on the 9th of March. The tournament will be played across Pakistan as well as the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
All the attention will be on the India National Cricket Team as they eye to win another ICC Trophy after winning the ICC T20 World 2024. The Rohit Sharma-led side will be one of the hot favorites going into the tournament, which will be played after almost 8 years.
India National Cricket Team will be announcing their final squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on January 11
One of the things that is keeping everyone excited is when the India National Cricket Team will be announcing their squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. However, the wait for it is about to conclude as reports in Sports Tak have revealed the date of squad announcement of the team for the tournament.
It is learned that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has set 12th January as the deadline for teams to submit their respective squads for the ICC Champions Trophy. Therefore, the reports claimed that the India National Cricket Team will be announcing their final squad on January 11.
The India squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is expected to be the same as that of England series
The India squad for the ICC Champions Trophy is expected to be the same as what they will be fielding in the upcoming three-match ODI series against the England National Cricket Team. Since it will be the last series for India ahead of the tournament, it is expected that the squad will be somewhat the same.
The India National Cricket Team last played an ODI during the series against the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team. It wasn’t a fruitful outing for them as they went on to lose the series by the margin of 2-0 and faced a lot of criticism for their failure.
Rohit Sharma is expected to captain the Indian team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. But there were reports that if the opening batter gave away the leadership, then it would be Hardik Pandya, who would be captaining the team in the tournament, where they finished as runners-up last time.
India will be opening their campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 against Bangladesh
India National Cricket Team will be opening their campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 against Bangladesh on February 20. Following that they will be taking on Pakistan on February 23 at Dubai. Their final league fixture will be against New Zealand on March 2.
Dubai will host India’s semifinal match (if qualified) on March 4, and the final is scheduled to take place at the same venue on March 9 if India advances to the final; otherwise, Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium will host the summit clash.