The ninth edition of the Champions Trophy will feature the top eight ODI teams. Hosted by Pakistan and the UAE, the tournament begins on February 19, 2025. Teams are split into two groups, with the top two from each advancing to the semi-finals.

The Champions Trophy is being revived after eight years with holders and hosts Pakistan playing New Zealand in the opening game of the ninth edition on Wednesday.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was one of the most successful Indian batsmen in the ICC tournaments. Throughout his 15-year ODI career, Ganguly scored 665 runs in the Champions Trophy across 13 innings, at an average of 73 and a strike rate of 83.

There have been doubts cast over the future of the experienced hands in the team ever since India lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.

The Champions Trophy prize pot will increase to $6.9 million this year, a jump of 53% from 2017, with the winners receiving $2.24 million, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Friday. Holders Pakistan will host an ICC showpiece event for the first time in 28 years.

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Pakistan vice-captain Salman Agha said that winning the Champions Trophy would be a dream come true. He also said that beating India would be more important than beating India in the showpiece event I

Team India is set to play all its matches in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai, with the tournament kicking off on February 19. The Men in Blue will begin its ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against Bangladesh on February 20,