In the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif believes that defeating India will be a significant challenge for the Pakistani team.
India will be a formidable opponent for Pakistan in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, according to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The UAE and Pakistan will co-host the competition, which is scheduled to start on February 19. India and Pakistan will face off in the tournament’s most anticipated match on Sunday, February 23, in Dubai.By assigning his side the goal of defeating India in the championship match, the Pakistani prime minister has heightened the antagonism between the two teams ahead of the match. The entire country is behind them, he added, and he wished them luck in the competition.”We have an excellent team that has performed well recently, but the true challenge now is to overcome our bitter opponent, India, in the forthcoming match in Dubai in addition to winning the Champions Trophy. PTI cited Sharif as stating, “The whole country is behind them.”
Additionally, Sharif stated that because Pakistan last co-hosted the ODI World Cup in 1996 alongside India and Sri Lanka, it will be a significant occasion for them to host an ICC event after 29 years.”Holding a major ICC event after almost 29 years is a significant milestone for Pakistan. He continued, “I am completely confident that our team will continue to represent the country with pride in the upcoming Champions Trophy.”
Pakistan is the reigning victors Trophy victors, having defeated India by an overwhelming 180-run margin in the tournament’s most recent final. The co-hosts will therefore bring some positive memories with them to the competition. In the tournament’s history, they have also defeated India three times out of five, giving them the advantage.But since winning the Champions Trophy, India has dominated Pakistan, defeating them in five of the six ODIs that have been played subsequently, with one match being called off. As a result, both sides will enter the event with strong prior records, which heightens the excitement of the impending match.
