The best ranked world -class team, owners and champions in 2000, who strengthened themselves as favorites for another trophy raising.
Pride, the right of bragging ia $ 2.24 million Winners check will be in line when they meet at the world’s eight one -day international teams in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 In Pakistan, starting on Wednesday.
Pakistan won Last edition In 2017, beating India in the finals at the oval in England. This time, Pakistan will look to celebrate return The main ICC events in their country after 29 years by winning the crown in front of the worshiping home audience.
In the meantime, the World India World Cup will have a view of revenge that defeated 180 run from Pakistan eight years ago and have been watching the second consecutive ICC title in two years.
Modest New Zealand He will be counted among the competitors after their impressive victory in the Tri-National Series, host in Pakistan, which also included South Africa.
Australian loss of their Talisman captain Pat cumminsLike Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Marsh, they saw them descending into a mess and not disputed for the title.
Here are three favorites to win in the ICC champion trophy:
India
Best result: Champions (2002, 2013)
Play ranking: 1
Players to watch: Shubman Gill, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya
World Cup 50 over 5023 was supposed to be Indian Crown Glory on the local soil, until Australia turned the tables on the undefeated host state and went with the title of November 19, 2023.
Rohita Sharma men dismissed them aside that they had destroyed the final loss, too many, and just seven months later crowned with the T20 World Cups.
Last year, India was in a scinulation form in a limited crisis, managing to separate its gloomy test performance to dominate the opponent’s teams in T20 and to form formats.
Their recent Separation of England 3-0 in the home game series, as well as the fruitful form of running in the first place by Shubman Gill, make India leading candidates for the Tophy Championship title. Kuldeep Yadav, cunning bowling legs and Hardik Pandya, a constant reliable comprehensive shape make the double champions on a side that will win the tournament with eight teams in the stars.
Pakistan
Best result: Champions (2017)
Play ranking: 3
Players to watch: Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afidi, Fakhar Zaman
The continuous ride of coaches and captains with a crunch of Pakistan, shameful losses and inexplicable victories make up any predictions about their performance look stupid. However, men in Gena will enjoy the possibilities to get their first ICC title at home and will give a respite of their loyal fans.
Pakistan has won his last three bilateral games away from home, including a 2-1 triumph over the world champion Australia and 3-0, which swallowed the terrible side of South Africa.
Tim Mohammad Rizwan boasts a series of players who received matches, including star Bathar Azam, Fast Bowler Shaheen Shah Afida and the hero of their run in winning the 2017 title, Fakhar Zaman. If all three players find their best form in front of a passionate and cricket home audience, Pakistan will have more than a chance for Puncher to keep the title they won eight years ago.
New Zealand
Best result: Champions (2000)
Play ranking: 4
Players to watch: Kane Williamson, Matt Henry, Mitchell Santner
New Zealand has found themselves in the knockout of the stage of all, except one of the last five World Cups with a limited ICC, but have not yet taken advantage of their chances.
Blackcaps did not win the ICC tournament from the 2000 championship trophy, but under the sharp leadership of the comprehensive Mitchell Santner and returning to the form of former Kane Kane Williamson, New Zealand will be convinced that he will turn the tide this time.
They enter the tournament on the back of the pleasant victory of the TRI-NATION series in Pakistan. Their upper blows again discovered a running shape, and their temple bowlers managed to get into Wikets at the right time.
Standards for the Fitness and Field Standard of New Zealand will be an additional advantage when the tournament is facing the top South Asian sides.
