Credit: BCCI/X
With just a day remaining for the much awaited final of the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025, India suffered a major blow as their star batter, Virat Kohli reportedly injured himself during the practice session a day prior to the final. As reported by Geo News, Kohli was hit in the knees while facing a fast bowler in the nets session which forced him to leave the practice.
Virat Kohli was then attended by the physio who applied a spray on the injured area and wrapped it with a bandage. However, Kohli remained at the ground and observed rest of the practice session assuring his teammates and the support staff about his condition. Later, the Indian coaching staff also clarified that the injury isn’t that serious and Kohli is fit to play the final against New Zealand.
India eye 2nd consecutive ICC title, New Zealand aim to lift Champions Trophy after 25 years
The final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to be played between India and New Zealand at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on March 9. India, who won the T20 World Cup last year will be looking to get their hands on the second consecutive ICC title in a span of one year under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy.
However, to lift the title, India will have to face New Zealand in the final. Notably, New Zealand defeated India in the final to win the Champions Trophy in 2000. Apart from that, The Black Caps also come out victorious against India in the final of the World Test Championship in 2021. It will be interesting to see which team will end up winning the title in Dubai on March 9.
Squads for Champions Trophy 2025 final
India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (wk), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Rishabh Pant
New Zealand: Tom Latham (wk), Mitchell Santner (c), Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Nathan Smith, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy
