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Rohit Sharma and his men are set to have their first practice session ahead of Champions Trophy 2025. It is scheduled to start on Sunday at 2:30 pm IST in Dubai.

On Saturday, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team arrived in Dubai and they are starting practice on Sunday, within 24 hours of arriving. They will be looking forward to their second title in this prestigious tournament. Ahead of the mission, Men In Blue will start their Champions Trophy campaign against Bangladesh on 20th February, Thursday.

They will definitely miss the services of the star bowler, Jasprit Bumrah who has been recovering from his injury. Moreover, India has decided to skip warm-up games as they enter this mega event after defeating England in the three-match ODI series.

There is no rest day for India:

Considering the recent reports from RevSportz, arriving in Dubai, India will start their practice session straight away on their next day as the flight from Mumbai to Dubai was a short one. In addition to that, Team India will not involve in any press conference on Sunday.

Therefore, India will be entering as one of the favourites in this mega event. Moreover, India will have the venue advantage, playing all the games at the Dubai International Stadium. India will play their final at the same venue if they make it through.

A lot of fans expect Rohit Sharma and his men to end the 12-year drought since their last triumph in Champions Trophy 2013. India already got an opportunity to end but they failed to win the ICC World Cup Final against Australia in 2023.

India’s Squad for Champions Trophy 2025:

Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh.

Non Travelling Substitutes:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammed Siraj and Shivam Dube.

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