After winning the first match of the ICC tournament, the Indian men’s cricket team will face its rival team Pakistan today.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025, 23 February will be no less than a festival for cricket lovers. On this day, the teams of India and Pakistan will face each other at the International Stadium Dubai. This match is not only important in terms of the tournament, but it is also considered the biggest clash of cricket between the two countries. India-Pakistan cricket match is not just a game, it is connected to the heartbeats of crores of hearts. Not only the players, but the fans of both the countries are also eagerly waiting for this match. Honestly, nothing changes for us between India and Pakistan, we play every match to win, this was said by India’s vice-captain Shubhman Gill before the match. “There are no extra changes between India and Pakistan; India is stress-free for this match.
India Vs Pakistan ICC Champion Trophy 2025: Importance of the match
The match between India and Pakistan has always been special, no matter which tournament it is. But this clash on the stage of ICC Champions Trophy holds special significance. If we look at the cricket history of these two countries, the match between the two has always been competitive and exciting. Talking about the ODI match of 14 October 2023, India defeated Pakistan team by 7 wickets in it. “Pak 191 (42.5) India 192 (30.3); This is not just a match but connects the feelings and emotions of the people of both the countries beyond the game.
Today on 23 February 2025, this match of Champions Trophy will also be no different. Rather, both the teams will enter the field of international stadium Dubai with their best performance and cricket lovers will get to experience a thrilling high-voltage cricket.
India Vs Pakistan ICC Champion Trophy 2025: Team News
Team India
The Indian cricket team has been giving its best performance in every tournament match for many years, it is expected that today also India will give its best performance against Pakistan. Rishabh Pant has been suffering from fever for a few days but this is not going to make any significant difference in the playing eleven of the Indian cricket team. Under the leadership of captain Rohit Sharma, the Indian team will take the field against Pakistan today, in which Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammad Shami will lead the bowling attack. Apart from this, the performance of the young players will also be excellent, which makes the team a balanced unit.
Playing XI of this match: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana and Mohammad Shami.
Team Pakistan
The opposite team, Pakistan’s team is no less than any other team. Pakistan’s coach Aaqib Javed has refused to change the team’s strategy and keep as many spinners as possible in the team. He has firmly said that fast bowling is the strength of the Pakistan team which gives strength to the Pakistan team. The fast bowling trio of Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf can pose a big challenge to the Indian batsmen.
Team’s playing XI: Mohammad Rizwan (captain, wicketkeeper) Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
Historical match of India Vs Pakistan
The matches between India and Pakistan have always been high-voltage. Be it the 2011 World Cup semi-final or the 2017 Champions Trophy final, the matches played between these two teams have made their place in the history of cricket. Whenever these two teams come face to face, it is not just a game but it becomes a battle of prestige and pride of both the countries. Today again these two teams will face each other on the field of Dubai International Stadium.
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Team Squads
Team India
Rohit Sharma(Captain), Shubman Gill(Vice Captain), Virat Kohali, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul , Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana and Mohammad Shami.
Team Pakistan
Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha(Vice Caption), Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Salman, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahme
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