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Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and opted to bat against Rohit Sharma’s India in the Champions Trophy.
Champions Trophy 2025: Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first against India (X/BCCI)
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and opted to bat first against Rohit Sharma’s India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday.
India registered the joint-most toss losses – 11th in a row in ODIs along with the Netherlands, who lost the same number between March 2011 and August 2013.
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Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said that he and his side would bat first as the pitch appeared like a good wicket. He added that the Bangladesh players come into the Champions Trophy after the recently concluded BPL and all the boys in the squad are really preparing well in the last couple of days, so they are in good momentum.
“We would like to bat first. Looks a good wicket so we want to put runs on the board. We have play good cricket today and the boys are confident. Three spinners, two spinners for us,” Najmul Hossain Shanto said after winning the toss.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said that he wanted to field first anyway. He added that the Indian players have played in Dubai a few years back and it was better to chase the target
After being asked to bowl, Rohit said the team needs to focus on what to do with the ball, adding that the squad is fit and ready to go.
He also mentioned that the case with any ICC tournament is that there’s no looking back and every game matters which makes it exciting.
“I would have fielded first. We have played a few years back here so we felt ball comes on better under lights. All looking good. Everyone is fit and fine to go. Let’s hope we start well. There is no looking back, every game becomes very important in this tournament. Only Varun misses out from the last ODI we played, Jadeja comes back and Arshdeep misses and Shami comes back,” Rohit Sharma said.
- Location :
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
