Champions Trophy 2025 Live updates: The countdown has started for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan next month. BCCI announced the 15-member team playing in the tournament on January 18. Rohit Sharma will captain for the first time in the Champions Trophy while Shubman Gill will take over the responsibility of vice-captain. Now 7 out of 8 teams playing in the tournament have been announced. Host Pakistan has not announced its team yet.
Rohit said that the Indian team will soon start the Champions Trophy campaign and will try to bring another trophy to the prestigious stadium here. “We will start another tournament,” he said. I am sure that when we reach Dubai, the wishes of 140 crore people will follow us. We know this. We will make every possible effort to bring this trophy (ICC Champions Trophy) back to Wankhede.
ICC Champions Trophy was discontinued after 2017 and now it is making a comeback after 8 years. After BCCI’s refusal to let the Indian team play in Pakistan, the Pakistan Cricket Board had created a lot of ruckus regarding this. After being adamant, the PCB agreed to conduct the Champions Trophy in a hybrid model. The Indian team will play all its matches in Dubai.
what is the format
The 8 teams playing in the tournament have been divided into two groups of 4 each. Group A includes Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and New Zealand, while Group B includes Afghanistan, England, Australia and South Africa. The first match of the tournament will be played between host team Pakistan and New Zealand on 19 February in Karachi.
complete program of india
Team India will start its campaign against Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy. This match will be played in Dubai on 20th February. A great match will be awaited between India and Pakistan on 23rd February. There will be a match between India and New Zealand on 2 March. If the Indian team reaches the next round in the group matches, then it will play its semi-final match on March 4. The final match of the tournament is to be played on March 9.