Champions Trophy 2025: Sourav Ganguly Takes 'Pakistan Pitch' Dig At English Experts For Accusing India Of Gaining Dubai Advantage

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Champions Trophy 2025: Rohit Sharma-led India are in red-hot form in the ongoing Champions Trophy and have pocketed three back-to-back victories to claim pole position in Group A to qualify for the semis.

The Men in Blue are the only team in the tournament, who have won all their matches so far. Australia and South Africa, on the other hand are also unbeaten.

There has been lot of talk about the Indian side playing in a neutral venue in Dubai after the BCCI refused to travel across the border to Pakistan citing terrorist-attack threats.

Former English cricketers-turned experts, Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain have slammed India for gaining an 'undue' advantage for playing in Dubai, while the rest are playing in Pakistan. In reply to this, ex India captain and former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly came up with an unfiltered statement, saying that India would've easily scored more runs if they were playing in Pakistan.

''The pitches in Pakistan are much better. India would've scored more runs there'', Ganguly told OneIndia during a CAB event on Sunday.

In their last Group A fixture in Dubai, India was not at their very best with the bat and huffed and puffed to get 249 runs on the board. New Zealand in reply had a tough time chasing the target before getting bamboozled by the spin-web of Varun Chakaravarthy.

The KKR star put up a brilliant show to become the second Indian to get a fifer on Champions Trophy debut. Eventually, the Kiwis lost the match by 44 runs an as a result, the Indians after topping the group will now face Australia at the same venue on Tuesday, 4th March.

While, Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand will go head-to-head with South Africa in Lahore at the Gadaffi Stadium, the following day on 5th March. The final is slated for 9th March and if India qualify, they will play in Dubai and if they fail to do so, then the summit clash will be held in Pakistan's Lahore.