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The highly anticipated ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to begin within a week’s time in Pakistan with the opening match between the hosts and New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. After losing the final of the 2017 and previous edition of the Champions Trophy at the hands of Pakistan at The Oval in London, the Indian cricket team will be looking to get their hands on the silverware once again this time around.
After clean-sweeping England 3-0 in an ODI series at home recently, India are high on confidence going into the Champions Trophy with their matches set to take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE. With that, in this article, SportsTiger looks at five reasons why India can win ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
5 Reasons why India can win ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Shubman Gill’s exceptional ODI form
Heading into the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Shubman Gill displayed exceptional form in the recently concluded ODI series against England, scoring two fifties and one hundred in three matches, to help India whitewash their opponents. He scored 259 runs in just three innings at an average of 86.33, and striking it in excess of 100, to give India stability at the top of the order especially with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s recent struggles.