This team is a ‘Dark Horse’ in Champions Trophy, will spoil the game of big teams: Parthiv Patel

Delhi: Everyone is predicting the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Meanwhile, former India wicketkeeper batsman Parthiv Patel has also shared his opinion. He named four teams, which can reach the semi -finals. Apart from this, he took the name of a team which he has described as Dark Horse (hidden Rustom).

Dark Horse Afghanistan in Champions Trophy

Parthiv Patel said on Star Sports that India, Pakistan, South Africa and Australia Champions Trophy can reach the semi -finals of 2025. Seeing the good records in the ICC tournaments of these teams, they have made this prediction. However, he has chosen Afghanistan as dark horses.

Afghanistan has recently performed brilliantly in ODI cricket, and this team also showed a great game in the 2023 ODI World Cup. He won 4 wins in that World Cup, of which the biggest win came against England.

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Afghanistan’s recent performance

Afghanistan has won the last four ODI series, including Ireland, South Africa, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Afghanistan won 4 out of 9 matches in the 2023 ODI World Cup. Apart from this, Afghanistan also reached the semi -finals in the T20 World Cup held in June 2024. However, he suffered a defeat to South Africa in the semi -finals. For this reason, Parthiv Patel has considered Afghanistan as dark horse, because the team is continuously showing good game.

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