Thu Feb 20 07:50:00 UTC 2025: ## India’s Unbeaten Champions Trophy Streak Continues; Squad Announced for 2025 Tournament
**Dubai, UAE:** Team India will play all their Champions Trophy 2025 matches in Dubai. The tournament, which kicked off with a Pakistan-New Zealand match in Karachi, will see India aiming to continue their impressive unbeaten run against several teams.
India has never lost a Champions Trophy match against South Africa (4-0), England (3-0), Kenya (2-0), Bangladesh (1-0), and Zimbabwe (1-0). Their first match in the 2025 tournament is against Bangladesh on February 20th, followed by clashes against Pakistan (February 23rd) and New Zealand (March 2nd). India boasts a strong head-to-head record against Bangladesh in ODIs (32 wins out of 41 matches), and a perfect 2-0 record against them in the Champions Trophy.
The Indian squad, captained by Rohit Sharma, includes notable players like Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, and KL Rahul. The absence of Jasprit Bumrah due to injury has been noted by Bangladesh batsman Mehdi Hasan Miraz, who expressed relief while still praising the bowler’s skills. Harshit Rana replaces Bumrah in the squad. The full squad is: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-Captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, and Varun Chakravarthy.
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