The Champions trophy starts next week with a competition between Pakistan and Nieuw -Zeeland. While the top eight ODI teams participate in the selection framework, one competition that all fans look forward to in the subcontinent, the India vs is Pakistan competition, which will take place in Dubai on February 23. While the archrivalo is legendary between the two teams, this time the competition has extra meaning in the background of what happened in the structure of the Champions Trophy 2025.
The Champions Trophy 2025 should originally take place completely in Pakistan, but the BCCI stated that it would not send the Indian cricket team to the country. When, after much deliberation, it was decided that the tournament will be played in a hybrid format, with India playing all his matches in Dubai.
The decision has clearly left the Pakistani fans left Miffed, who after years had hoped to see an India vs Pakistan in their own country. According to Pakistan journalist Farid Khan, Pakistan's cricket fans are angry with India. He posted a video with a Pakistan Cricket fan in which the Pakistan team guided by Mohammad Rizwan to keep his friendship aside with Indian cricketers to the Champions Trophy match. He also tells Pakistan players “not to cuddle Virat Kohli and other Indian players”.
Pakistan fans really angry with the Indian cricket team
They don't want Pakistan players to hug Indian players during Champions Trophy
– Farid Khan (@_faridkhan) February 15, 2025
Unlike in the ICC Cricket World Cup or the T20 World Cup for men, where India has a considerable advantage over Pakistan, the men in Green have a 3-2 advantage against the last in the Champions trophy.
During the Champions Trophy-final 2017, the Pakistan Virat Kohli's India led by Sarfaraz Ahmed defeated the most famous victories in the history of the country. India had defeated Pakistan in the group stage and it was expected that the Kohli-conducted team would also lift the title. But Pakistan surprised everything with their inspired show.
“Afterwards (after the defeat against India in the group stage) we had a great team meeting, and some of our senior boys – Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez – all said their piece. You need that kind of characters around you. We have changed our changes Mindset from that day.
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