Champions Trophy 2025, IND vs PAK: Wriddhiman Saha Backs Rohit Sharma-led India To Dominate Pakistan

Defending champions Pakistan are set to face arch-rivals India in the fifth match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The highly anticipated clash will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, February 23 and ahead of the big tie, former India cricketer, Wriddhiman Saha has backed the Men in Blue for a dominating victory.

Pakistan's hopes of advancing beyond the group stage are in jeopardy after a disappointing start to their campaign. In their opening match, they fell short by 60 runs against New Zealand while chasing a challenging target of 321.

Meanwhile, India made a strong statement in their first game, securing a convincing six-wicket victory over Bangladesh. Dominating in all aspects of the game, Rohit Sharma and his team comfortably chased down the target to kick off their tournament on a positive note.

A win against Pakistan would put India in a commanding position and virtually guarantee their spot in the semifinals.

''India vs Pakistan is one such match, where the world comes to a standstill to witness it. The Men in Blue have won more matches in ICC tournaments, Pakistan on the other hand recently won one few years back. But it will be depending on the situation, who gets over the finishing line. As an Indian, I will always back my team and hope they win by putting up a dominating effort'', Saha told OneIndia.

The Men in Blue will have nothing but revenge on their minds as they look to avenge the 2017 Champions Trophy loss, the last time they faced at this very tournament.

Full Squad

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar.

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Khan, Kamran Ghulam, Faheem Ashraf.