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The high-voltage ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match between India and Pakistan is scheduled to take place at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 23.
India will face Pakistan in Dubai on February 23. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Indian men’s cricket team captain Rohit Sharma is not thinking too much about the upcoming high-voltage match between India and Pakistan and said that it’s just a game for us (Team India). India will face Pakistan in the repeat of the 2017 Champions Trophy final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 23. The world No. 1 ODI team will be eager to take revenge for the 180-run defeat in the last edition’s final and settle the scores.
“I think in the past two or three years, I’ve spoken a lot about that (India vs Pakistan) game. It’s just a game for us. We will try and do what is required for any cricket team to do on that particular day. We just want to show up there and show up well,” Rohit said on Saturday during the Nanam awards in Mumbai.
India has a 100% win record against Pakistan in ODI World Cup matches, but in the Champions Trophy, Pakistan has won three out of five matches played so far against India.
Rohit, who was the member of the Indian team that won the ICC Champions Trophy title in 2013 under MS Dhoni’s leadership, said that Team India is looking forward to winning another ICC title after ending the 11-year-long wait for the ICC trophy in June 2024.
“The ICC Trophy, as we know, comes every year now. So, there’s no time for you to take the foot off the pedal. You always want to be ready for that challenge. We recently finished the T20 World Cup, which was superb for us. Now, we look forward to another one.”
“Everyone’s getting prepared in their own fashion. A lot of the guys are playing domestic cricket, and a lot of guys are playing international cricket as well. So, yeah, when the time comes, it’s all about just getting your mind right and focusing on what lies ahead,” he added.
The Indian team will prepare for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 by playing a three-match ODI series against England at home next week. The series opener is scheduled to take place at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on February 6, and Cuttack and Ahmedabad will host the next two matches on February 9 and 12.
