Team India is gearing up for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 which is going to start on February 19, 2025. Team India's performances in the ICC events are prolific. They are currently the ICC T20 World Champions and also they were the finalists of the ICC Champions Trophy which was held in 2017 and was eventually won by Pakistan. So, will 2025 be the year of Team India? Can they add another ICC Trophy to their cabinet?
In this article, we will discuss Team India's road to ICC Champions Trophy 2025, their history in ICC Events, their strengths, weaknesses, recent form, and the strategy to the ultimate glory.
Team India's Journey in ICC events
Team India is 2 times winner of The ICC Champions Trophy ( 2002, 2013), Two-time ODI World Cup winners (1983, 2011), and Two-time T20 World Cup winners (2007, 2024). Moreover, they were the finalists in the ICC ODI World Cup 2003, ICC T20 World Cup 2014, and ICC Champions Trophy 2000 and 2017.
If we look at Teams India's performance in the ICC Champions Trophy events. In the 1998 ICC Champions Trophy team India reached Semi finals. In the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy Team India was the finalist, In 2002 team India won the ICC Champions Trophy, and In 2004, 2006, and 2009 India couldn't cross the group stage. In 2013 they won The ICC Champions Trophy, In 2017 they were the finalists of the ICC Champions Trophy.
If we look at the last 10 years, Team India's performances in the ICC events are consistent and remarkable. In 2014 they were the finalist in ICC T20 World, In the year 2015 they were the Semi-finalists of the ICC ODI World Cup, In the year 2016 once again they were the Semi-Finalists of the ICC T20 World, In year 2017 they were the Finalists in the ICC Champions Trophy, in the year 2019 they were the Semifinalists in the ICC ODI World Cup and finalist in the ICC World Test Championship, In the year 2021 they had a dismal show as they were knocked out from the group stage of the ICC T20 World Cup, In the year 2022 they were the Semi-Finalists in the ICC T20 World Cup, In the year 2023 they were the finalists in the ICC ODI World Cup and ICC World Test Championship, in the year 2024 they were the Champions in ICC T20 World Cup.
These stats show that Team India has evolved as a real powerhouse of the cricket world across formats in recent years. They were the dominant side and one of the most consistent teams in the world right now.
Team India's Strengths
- Formidable batting
India has one of the most formidable batting lineups going into the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. They have one of the best batters of the world Virat Kohli and Hitman Rohit Sharma who is the beast in white ball cricket. Moreover, they have high-class batters like KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and Shreyas Iyer. Very talented and exciting young batter Shubman Gill. So they have a lot of experienced players at the top and middle order. Their batting has depth, class, power, and aggression.
- Powerhouse all-rounders
They have one of the best bunchs of all-rounders in the world right now. Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya are very experienced players at this stage, they have performed many times at the big stage. They have Axar Patel and Washington Sundar who further provide balance and power to the team. Indian all-rounders can turn the games with their all-round ability.
- Quality Fast bowlers
Despite missing out on their ace Jasprit Bumrah team India has still a lot of quality in their bowling ranks. They have Muhammad Shami who is an experienced campaigner at this stage, Arshdeep Singh has been added to his assistance, He is skillful enough to run through the opposition at any time. They have Harshit Rana as a third fast bowler, he has recently shown in the Boarder Gavaskar Trophy how lethal he can be with the ball on his day.
- World Class Spinners
They have one of the best spinners in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Their spinner includes Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and Washington Sundar. All of these are very good spinners and they can destroy any batting lineup on their day. Pitches in Dubai will assist spin so, they have a huge role to play there.
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- Top Class fielding
Team India is a top-class fielding side, for the last couple of years, they have improved their fielding standards very much. Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Kl Rahul, and Axar Patel all are very good and sharp fielders.
Team India's Weaknesses
- Middle Order instability
Team India's middle order includes world-class players like KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Rishab Pant. Although they have class elegance and ability they still have yet to prove themselves on the big stage. Team India has solid Top order in the form of Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma but their middle order often crumbles at the big stage so, they have to perform well in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
- Injury Concerns
Virat Kohli, Muhammad Shami, and Rohit Sharma all three experienced players were out due to injury so we will have to see how they will perform in The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as they have injury concerns.
- Dependence on star players
In big games, the Indian team is mostly looking for their few star players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to perform. So this time we will have to see how other players play around their core players. This will decide the fate of the Indian team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
- Knockout games pressure
We have seen for the last 5-10 years Indian performs so well at the group stages but as the knockouts arrive they crumble under the immense pressure of expectations and fail to win the tournaments. This time we will have to see how they play in knockout games.
Players to watch in The ICC Champions Trophy 2025
- Virat Kohli
- Rohit Sharma
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Hardik Pandya
- Shubman Gill
- KL Rahul
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