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Staff India will open its marketing campaign within the Champions Trophy 2025 on Thursday, February 20, towards Bangladesh on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium after which tackle Pakistan within the second Group A match on Sunday.

Rohit Sharma thanks fan’s for supporting Staff India. (Image Credit score: Screengrab)
Forward of India’s Champions Trophy 2025 opener towards Bangladesh in Dubai on Thursday, February 20, Indian males’s cricket crew captain Rohit Sharma has shared a message for Indian followers during which he thanked them for his or her help and memorable reception after successful the T20 World Cup 2024 title. The 37-year-old right-handed batter, who’s aiming to win one other ICC trophy as India captain, in a video shared by BCCI from its official social media handles, mentioned that Indian crew is nicely ready for the Champions Trophy 2025 and is seeking to elevate the title as soon as once more.
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“From Barbados to India—we have been made to really feel like champions, and we felt like champions. Together with us, I’m positive you felt like champions too. Months later, we start our quest to turn into champions as soon as once more. Now we have skilled, event mandates achieved, now it’s time to go all out on the sphere. For the crew, for you followers, and for the nation that will probably be chanting our names, as at all times. So, let’s do that once more, you & us—let’s be champions collectively,” Rohit mentioned in a BCCI video.
India is essentially the most profitable crew in Champions Trophy historical past by way of matches received and titles. Within the final version of the Champions Trophy, which was performed throughout a number of venues in England and Wales, India made it to the ultimate below Virat Kohli’s management however didn’t win the title.
In 2025, Staff India will as soon as once more begin as favourites to win the title. After dealing with Bangladesh within the first match on Thursday at Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Rohit Sharma and his males will tackle archrivals Pakistan within the second Group A match on the similar venue on Sunday, February 23. The match towards India will probably be a must-win for Pakistan after it went down by 60 runs towards New Zealand within the first match of Champions Trophy 2025 on Wednesday in Karachi.
Within the third and last Group A match, India will face New Zealand in Dubai on March 2. India has confronted Kiwis solely as soon as within the Champions Trophy (2000 version last), and in that match, the Males in Blue went down towards the Stephen Fleming-led facet.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)