Delhi: The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will start in February, in which a total of eight teams including India will participate. 5 matches of the tournament will be played in Pakistan, while 10 matches will be played in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Team India will play all its matches in UAE. This tournament is returning after eight years, it was last held in the year 2017. At that time Pakistan had won the title by defeating India in the final. This prestigious tournament was started in the year 1998.
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Team India’s journey in ICC Champions Trophy
Champions Trophy was started with the name of ‘ICC Knock Out’. India made a great start by defeating Australia by 44 runs in its first match. Team India was joint winner with Sri Lanka in the year 2002. Whereas, in 2013, India won the title by defeating England. In the last edition played in 2017, India had to face defeat by Pakistan by 180 runs in the final. India’s performance in the Champions Trophy has been excellent so far. The team has played a total of 29 matches, out of which it won 18 and lost 8, while 3 matches remained inconclusive.
India’s top-3 bowlers in Champions Trophy
The bowler who took the most wickets from India in this tournament is Ravindra Jadeja. He has taken 16 wickets in 10 matches. In second place is Zaheer Khan, who took 15 wickets in 9 matches. At third place is the name of Sachin Tendulkar, who also left his mark in bowling by taking 14 wickets in 16 matches.
India’s top-3 batsmen in Champions Trophy
Shikhar Dhawan tops the list of Indian batsmen who have scored the most runs. Dhawan, who is called ‘Mr ICC’, has scored 701 runs in 10 matches, which includes three centuries and three half-centuries. In second place is Sourav Ganguly, who scored 665 runs in 13 matches, he also has three centuries and three half-centuries in his name. At third place is the name of Rahul Dravid, who scored 627 runs in 19 matches and scored 6 half-centuries.
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