India.com is in Dubai to get you exclusive coverage of all the thrilling action in the build-up to the blockbuster India vs Pakistan clash in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on Sunday.

India, playing all their matches in Dubai as per the hybrid model agreement, await their arch-rivals in a contest charged with intensity, history, and the weight of expectations.

Pakistan are hosting an ICC event for the first time in almost three decades. The Champions Trophy provides a stage for an imperfect team to perform.

India to lift the trophy - 13/8 William Hill Adil Rashid to finish as top bowler - 12/1 Unibet Babar Azam to be top batter - 18/1 BetVictor The Champions Trophy returns on Wednesday after an absence of more than eight years and will be played across two locations – Pakistan and Dubai (live on Sky Sports).

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and chose to bat against India to launch the teams’ Champions Trophy campaigns on Thursday in Dubai. India are playing their matches in the 50-over tournament in the United Arab Emirates after refusing to tour hosts Pakistan over political tensions.

India has refused to play its Champions Trophy matches in Pakistan, which is hosting its first major global tournament in almost 30 years.

India make a winning srat to their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign, as Rohit Sharma's men hand Bangladesh a 6-wicket win on Thursday, February 20, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.

Bangladesh have lost three wickets in four overs since Jaker Ali fell to Mohammed Shami. The pacer himself has now taken four wickets to kick off his Champions Trophy campaign on a high.