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The previous Champions Trophy was played in England and Wales in June 2017. Then India and Pakistan had a furious final and Pakistan defeated us. In the league match, India defeated Pakistan but we could not overcome it in the final.
The Champions Trophy has returned once again in the cricket world. It is starting from the land of Pakistan from the 19th of this month. It is also called the Mini World Cup. Eight teams from ICC ODI rankings participate in this competition. The ICC started the Champions Trophy to promote cricket in countries where Test matches are not played. That is why the first Champions Trophy was played in 1998 in Bangladesh. It was then held in Kenya in 2002. India has been its winner in 2013. Earlier it was played every two years. This time in 50 overs format, its matches will be played in Dubai besides Pakistan. The Indian team refused to go to Pakistan for security reasons. This is why all matches in India will be played in Dubai. Pakistan’s argument was that when its team can go to India to play World Cup, then India’s team should also come to Pakistan. Last year, the matter was very much discussed as to what attitude the Government of India will adopt, whether its team will be allowed to go to Pakistan or not? Eventually, it was decided between the Pakistan Cricket Board and the Cricket Board of India that India would play their matches in a neutral country. For this, the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai was chosen where India has played before. Now if India reaches the final or semi -finals, it will still play its match in Dubai. We all know that India and Pakistan have a sour relationship. Due to this, bilateral series are not being played. But hybrid models are being used for this in international competitions. That is, both countries are playing in a neutral place. The Asia Cup was also played on this basis two years ago. India played all their matches in Sri Lanka and also won the competition.
The previous Champions Trophy was played in England and Wales in June 2017. Then India and Pakistan had a furious final and Pakistan defeated us. In the league match, India defeated Pakistan but we could not overcome it in the final. After that the competition was postponed for a long time. It is now returning to 2025. Eight major teams of the world will enter the field for this. India’s first match will be with Bangladesh on 20 February.
India has not forgotten the defeat received in the World Cup-2023. We lost to Australia in the final match played in Ahmedabad after performing brilliantly throughout the tournament. This will be followed by the first competition to be played in the ODI format. India will definitely want to avenge the previous wound. That is why we can say that India’s reputation is at stake. Our performance in the current series with England has been good. India has won the T20 series 4–1 and has also gained an unbeatable 2–0 lead in the ODI series. India has won the first match of the ODI series in Nagpur and the second match in Cuttack on Sunday by four wickets. This has led to a good practice for the Champions Trophy. The Indian team has been announced. Captain Rohit Sharma has been made who has been a successful player in a limited overs match. However, his performance has declined significantly for the last few months. Rohit failed badly in the Border -Gavaskar Test series played in Australia. The condition was that he had to sit outside in the last Test. This was the first time in India when the captain was not taken into the match due to poor performance. His career is now being questioned. However, he says that I will not retire yet. Rohit’s bat did not run in Nagpur ODI. He was dismissed after scoring two runs. But he has indicated to return to form by playing an innings of 119 runs in Cuttack. Rohit is expected to perform similar performances. It was also necessary to return to the rhythm before the Champions Trophy.
Virat Kohli’s bat has also been silent for a long time. He did not play in Nagpur due to injury but in Cuttack, he scored only 5 runs from his bat. This may be the last ICC tournament of Virat and Rohit as both age is visible on both. The disappointing performance of these two leads to the defeat of the team. Vice captain Shubman Gill has played a half -century in two matches against England. This is auspicious sign, but KL Rahul has disappointed. Jaspreet Bumrah is very important for the Champions Trophy. For this reason, he was not fielded in matches against England. Mohammed Shami is returning after about a year. If Bumrah and Shami are fully fit, then India’s prospects will become quite strong. Akshar Patel’s all -round performance is like a bonus for India. Hope to see exciting matches and India will win this ICC Trophy and will sorrow for the World Cup -2023 defeat.
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