Whenever we hear the word cricket, the first country that comes to mind is India, because in India, cricket is not only seen as a hot favorite game but also has produced some of the best players in the world, e.g., Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Ms. Dhoni, and now they have Virat Kholi and Rohit Sharma, as we all know them. However, we only mentioned all-time favorite players because Team India had many other key players whose performances cannot be ignored.
While talking about our topic, especially the upcoming big cricket event, the ICC 2025 Champion Trophy, which will be conducted in Pakistan, the question raises in our mind: who will be the most favorite team in the Champion Trophy 2025? To answer the question, we have to analyze the current events and performances in the cricket world.
Recently, India won the T20 World Cup 2024 champion title with their outstanding performance, and when we talk about the recent matches that India played with Sri Lanka, we would not be surprised that team India outclassed Sri Lanka with their performance, as team India’s performance was outstanding throughout this tournament. All of their players are in good form, even their key players, including Varit Kholi, Rohit Sharma, and others. This performance by the Indian cricket team lets us say that Team India seems to be a hot favorite team in the upcoming ICC World Cup 2024 in Pakistan.
There are 8 teams in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan, e.g., Pakistan, India, Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. The matches will be played in three different cities in Pakistan, e.g., Lahore, Karachi, and Rawalpindi. The ICC 2025 Champion Trophy tournaments will be held from February 19 to March 9, 2025.
We all know that India and Pakistan are conventional rivals in cricket history, and any match between India and Pakistan not only seems to be the most crucial match but also gets more spectators as compared to other matches between countries. However, the unfortunate thing that is always in cricket is the politics between India and Pakistan, which is why we have heard many news stories that Team India is not going to play in Pakistan as Pakistan is the host of this tournament.
This is sad news for cricket lovers, especially Pakistani fans who want to see Team India and their key players play cricket in Pakistan and give them chances to see them live to make their dreams a reality, but the politics between these two big Asian countries are not in the favor of common people, especially those who love cricket beyond their nationalities and give support to their players, whether in Pakistan or India.
Let’s hope that the cricket game will bring both countries together and show more love and respect to each other, just like we see the love and respect in the javelin throw where Nareej Chopra and Arshed Nadeem play against each other to give fair competition, but on the other side, show positive hospitality to each other and both win the medals. Such acts help to bring both India and Pakistan closer, beyond political challenges.
At the end, we can say that if India continues this performance in the future, then they will be the favorite team in the ICC 2025 champion trophy and will probably bring the Champion Trophy Cup 2025 to India. If this happens, then Rohit Sharma will make history by taking two consecutive big trophies home before retiring from one-day cricket, as Rohit Sharma already retired from the T20 international with a great performance.
Disclaimer: This news analysis is purely our analysis, which can be true in all cases as we give analysis based on our research and understanding of recent events.
