India and Pakistan are set to battle in a high-stakes Champions Trophy 2025 match at the Dubai International Stadium on February 23. Pakistan, reeling from a 60-run defeat against New Zealand, faces a must-win situation to keep their hopes alive. Meanwhile, India enters the contest with confidence after a convincing victory over Bangladesh.
Head-to-Head Record
India has historically dominated Pakistan in ICC tournaments, but Pakistan has won their last two T20 encounters in Dubai. In ODIs, Pakistan holds an overall lead (73-57), but India remains unbeaten (2-0) in Dubai.
Full Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakravarthy.
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha (vice-captain), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Will Pressure Spark a Pakistan Comeback?
Cricketing rivalries don’t get bigger than this, and as Aaqib Javed once said, “An India-Pakistan clash is all about handling pressure.” Can Pakistan rise to the occasion and script an incredible turnaround, or will India continue their dominance and crush their arch-rivals’ hopes?
