IND vs AUS: How Many India players in Champions Trophy 2025 were part of World Cup 2023 Final?

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India are set to face Australia in the semifinal of the Champions Trophy 2025 on Tuesday (March 4).

Rohit Sharma's men secured a stellar victory by 44 runs over New Zealand in Dubai to secure the top spot in Group A, thus confirming a date with Australia in the semifinals.

This will be the first meeting between the two nations since the World Cup 2023 Final, which broke the hearts of billions as India succumbed at home against the Aussies. Although this Australian outfit has looked crippled with some key names missing, they have still managed to rally to the semis and are definitely a dangerous side to deal with.

Overview of the 2023 World Cup Final

The 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup final took place on November 19, 2023, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India. The match featured the host nation, India, against Australia. Australia clinched their sixth World Cup title by defeating India by six wickets.

India batted first and posted a total of 240 runs in their allotted 50 overs. Despite a strong start, the team struggled to build momentum in the middle overs, leading to a subpar total. Australia successfully chased down the target, scoring 241 runs for the loss of four wickets in 43 overs. Travis Head played a pivotal role, scoring a century that anchored Australia's innings and ensured their victory.

Who are the common India players from both Tournaments?

Although the Indian team has undergone some tweaks, the majority of the players from the World Cup remain in the Champions Trophy 2025 squad.

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami - as many as eight players were part of the World Cup 2023 final who find themselves in this team, and are poised to start as well.

It will be a paramount challenge for India as the entire nation will be eyeing proper revenge. Despite the T20 World Cup victory last year, the pain of the 2023 Final still remains vivid, and a victory over the Kangaroos in Dubai undoubtedly would be redemption for the Indian boys.