Indian wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul was awarded the fielder of the match for his exceptional catching behind the stumps during the Men in Blue's opening encounter of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 against Bangladesh at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.
Bangladesh opted to bat first in their Champions Trophy opener against India in Dubai but found themselves in deep trouble at 35/5 within the first nine overs. The situation could have been even worse had Rohit Sharma not dropped a straightforward catch off Jaker Ali on Axar Patel's hat-tric
Former India cricket team captain and ex-BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly expressed confidence in India's performance in the ICC Champions Trophy, stating that the team will play well.
Bangladesh's Jaker Ali played a crucial knock of 68 off 114 deliveries, guiding his team to a total of 228 after an early collapse against India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. His innings, laced with four boundaries, provided stability alongside Towhid Hridoy as the duo forged a historic
Following his side's win over Bangladesh in the ICC Champions Trophy opener, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma lauded batter Shubman Gill for his century and said in a lighter vein that he could take the youngster out for dinner.
While Bangladesh is not really the greatest threat to the Men in Blue, the fact that India has only three games to decide their fate in the tournament and their next one is a high-octane, pressure-raising game against arch-rivals Pakistan, it was vital for India to start off well. Shami deli
Afghanistan will start their ICC Champions Trophy campaign against South Africa at February 21 at Karachi, followed by matches against England (February 26 at Lahore), and Australia (February 28 at Lahore)
Chasing 229 runs set thanks to a fighting 154-run stand by Towhid Hridoy, India got off to a fine start with a 69-run opening stand. They lost their way a bit, struggling at 144/4, but Gill and KL Rahul took India to the finishing line.
England will kickstart their Champions Trophy campaign against arch-rivals Australia from February 22 at Lahore, with matches against Afghanistan (February 26) and South Africa (March 1) coming later.
Afghanistan will kickstart their ICC Champions Trophy campaign against South Africa at February 21 at Karachi, followed by matches against England (February 26 at Lahore), and Australia (February 28 at Lahore).
India will play their second ICC Champions Trophy match against arch-rivals Pakistan at Dubai on Sunday. While India has a superior record in 50-over and 20-over World Cups, Pakistan enjoys a 3-2 advantage over India in the Champions Trophy, having inflicted on them a massive 180-run loss in