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As India are set to take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the much-awaited clash of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, a group of fans in Kolkata organised an hawan ceremony for Rohit Sharma and his men on the eve of the match. India vs Pakistan is among the greatest rivalries on the cricket field and the fans also feel the same pressure as the players when both the nations lock horns in any big ICC event.
Now, India and Pakistan will face each other on the cricket field again after eight months and the Indian fans have also started to prepare to cheer for their team by organising a hawan ceremony for Men in Blue. The match is set to take place at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 23.
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India eye 2017 Champions Trophy final revenge, Pakistan on verge of getting knocked out
Apart from their intense rivalry, the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 is also crucial for both India and Pakistan looking at the current scenario of the tournament. India will be coming with bitter memories of the final of the 2017 edition where Pakista thrashed them by 180 runs to lift the title. The Men in Blue will be looking to avenge the final defeat and almost confirm their place in the semi-final with second consecutive.
On the other hand, it is a do-or-die situation for the defending champions and the hosts Pakistan as they are coming after losing their opening game against New Zealand. Apart from that, the pressure will be more high for Pakistan as they have to face India and have to defeat them to keep themselves alive in the race for the semi-final.
IND vs PAK Champions Trophy 2025 squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (wk), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Kamran Ghulam, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Khan
