Champions Trophy: India will take on Bangladesh in their first match of the Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai. The Men in Blue won the 2013 Champions Trophy, which was played in England, and they also reached the finals of the 2017 CT. But Pakistan won that event eight years back.
This time, India will miss Jasprit Bumrah. India’s star pace bowler has been ruled out of this fifty-over tournament due to injury. After facing the Bangla Tigers, Rohit Sharma and his men will face the arch-rivals Pakistan and New Zealand in their remaining league matches of this 50 overs tournament.
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Here Are The 2 Current Players Who Have Scored The Most Runs and Also Picked Up The most wickets In The Champions Trophy As Of Now –
1. Virat Kohli –
The King of International cricket and IPL, Virat Kohli has been India’s run machine for many years. But off late, his form hasn’t been that great with the willow in hand. Still, Kohli scored a half-century in the last ODI match before the start of this tournament, which should boost his confidence for the Champions Trophy.
King Kohli is the highest run scorer for The Men in Blue in the history of the ICC Champions Trophy amongst the current batsmen. Kohli has played 13 matches and 12 innings in this tournament. In those encounters, The King has scored 529 runs with an average of 88.16, and a strike rate of 92.32. He has scored five half centuries to his name.
Kohli hasn’t reached the three-figure mark in the Champions Trophy yet. His best score in this fifty-overs competition is an unbeaten 96 runs against Bangladesh in the 2017 edition of the Champions Trophy. Virat would be aiming to get that three-figure mark in this edition of CT.
Ravindra Jadeja –
India’s most bankable all-rounder in all three forms of the game has been Ravindra Jadeja. Jaddu is always a first-choice spin bowling all-rounder because he adds depth to the batting of the team. Jadeja is India’s number one all-rounder in the red ball format and number 10th all rounder in the ODIs.
Jaddu also won the Golden Bowl in the Champions Trophy edition of 2013 when India won the tournament under MS Dhoni’s leadership. Jaddu picked up 12 scalps in that edition and overall as well, India’s lead spin bowler has got the highest wickets in this tournament amongst the current players.
From 10 matches and 10 innings, Ravindra Jadeja has picked up 16 wickets in the Champions Trophy. His bowling average in this event is 25.18, an economy rate of 4.85, and a bowling strike rate of 31.12. Jaddu is the only Indian to pick up five fer in this fifty-overs tournament. He did this magic in the 2013 edition of CT and Jadeja is the only Indian bowler to achieve this feat in the Champions Trophy.
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