Champions Trophy 2025 Live: Focus On Playing XI As India Take On Bangladesh

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• February20202513:22 (IST)

  India vs Bangladesh Live: 3 spinners for India?

  Other than Arshdeep, India is likely to go with three spinners with Hardik Pandya as the fast bowling all-rounder. But herein too, India will have to ponder over who is the third spinner behind primary choices Ravindra Jadeja and Axar. They have a tough selection to make between left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy.

• February20202513:01 (IST)

  India vs Bangladesh Live: Arshdeep or Rana?

  India have to choose between Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana as the new-ball partner of lead pacer Mohammed Shami, who will have to lift his game by a few notches here. Rana might have been impressive so far in his outings, and he has the ability to hustle the batters with sheer pace and bounce even on the most docile of pitches. But, at this moment, Arshdeep is the frontrunner to share the newball duties because of the left-arm angle and the variety he possesses in his bowling.

• February20202512:51 (IST)

  India vs Bangladesh Live: Focus of Playing XI

  Although India are playing a strong brand of 50-over cricket of late, they have some selection riddles to solve before they face Bangladesh. It starts with KL Rahul’s batting position. Will he bat at No. 5, his most productive slot, or at No. 6 with Axar Patel coming one place above him? The wicketkeeper batter had batted at No. 6 in the first two matches against England before going back to No. 5 in the final one-dayer.

• February20202512:41 (IST)

  Champions Trophy 2025 Live: Tricky situation in Group A

  Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand, their opponents in Group A, are far more motivated than the seemingly disinterested England whom they faced recently, and even one defeat can change the whole league stage equation quite dramatically.

• February20202512:37 (IST)

  Champions Trophy 2025 Live: India's clean sweep against England

  Skipper Rohit Sharma made a century a few days back against England and Virat Kohli a fifty, while Gautam Gambhir masterminded the dominant 4-1 and 3-0 victories in T20Is and ODIs respectively. Shubman Gill was exceptional while emerging as the player of the series, cracking two fifties and a hundred in three ODIs against England. But the challenge India face in the Champions Trophy is vastly different from a rather cosy home series.

• February20202512:35 (IST)

  Champions Trophy 2025 Live: A big challenge for both teams

  A turbulent recent cricketing past has made a resonant effort mandatory for India in the Champions Trophy, and their opening match against a tricky Bangladesh in Dubai on Thursday will be the first point in assuaging a set of existential questions surrounding this team. They are vexing even for a pre-tournament favourite like India. 

• February20202512:28 (IST)

  India vs Bangladesh Live: Hello

  Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Champions Trophy 2025 match between India and Bangladesh, straight from Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Stay tuned for all the live updates.