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The Champions 2025 trophy begins on Tuesday, the Pakistan hosts face New Zealand in Karachi.
After a turbulent accumulation, which was in the grip of uncertainty as to whether and where India would play their games, the tournament returns from an eight -year interruption.
The eight best teams of the 5023 World Cup in 2023 will be present, including a team from England under pressure after a flat start in the Brendon McCullum White-Ball era.
The contenders are divided into two groups of four for a fast shooting flap phase, before the first two of each advance towards the semi-finals.
Here is everything you need to know …
Group A
Bangladesh
Captain: Nazmul Hossaine Shanto
Head coach: Phil Simmons
Best champions trophy: Semi-finished (2017)
The classification of foreigners with bookmakers and with a fair reason, in particular because an opening competition with India offers no scope to relieve itself in the tournament. The Bangladesh qualified for this tournament finishing in front of Sri Lanka and the Netherlands at the net rate of the 2023 World Cup and has not won as standard against a participating nation for more than two years.
It is also missing that the versatile star Shakib Al Hasan, which is suspended from the bowling alley after its action was reported while it was playing for Surrey last summer and did not justify the selection as a specialized striker.
Key player: With missing Shakib, Litton Das fell and shanto has a hard time for the shape, Mushfiqur RahimExperience in the middle order will be vital.
India
Captain: Rohit Sharma
Head coach: Gautam Gambir
Best champions trophy: Winners (2002, 2013)
Fresh at the back of a dominant series whitening from England, the ODI team in the world No1 in the world is correcting the wrongs of their original World Cup 18 months ago, while they were impeccable until they peel off against Australia in the final.
This generation, however, ended his drought in the tournament since, winning the T20 World Cup last summer, and even without the injured Jasprit Bumrah, it seems strong favorites to add another ICC trophy here.
Their success would however be controversial. The refusal of India to go to Pakistan in the middle of continuous political tensions means that the host nation will have to play its confrontation on a neutral water soil, while the semi-final and the final will also be moved if India will arrive.
Key player: Shubman gill served a notice of its form with scores of 112, 60 and 87 against England and on average more than 60 in Cricket ODI.
New Zealand
Captain: Mitchell Santner
Head coach: Gary Stead
Best champions trophy: Winners (2000)
Regular bridesmaids during the World Cups through formats, the Champions Trophy gave New Zealand what remains their only triumph at the limited Overs during a Male ICC tournament 25 years ago.
The intrigue this time lies in a new bowling attack, with Trent Boult and Tim Southee retired and Lockie Ferguson injured, leaving Nathan Smith, Jacob Duffy and the Englishman Will O’Rourke online for the beginnings in tournaments .
Rachin Ravi will hopes to correspond to his performance in small groups during the 2023 World Cup on Asian conditions, but a large part of the hopes of the Black Caps seem likely to depend on Wednesday’s opener against Pakistan.
Key player: It can only be Kane WilliamsonWho signed an agreement this month to play for Middlesex and London Spirit in the next summer English. More perfectly, he also made an undefeated 133 against South Africa.
Pakistan
Captain: Mohammad ricewan
Head coach: Aaqib Javed
Best champions trophy: Winners (2017)
The host nation of a major tournament for the first time in almost three decades and also the reigning champions, having beat India at the oval to raise the trophy the last time it took place eight ago years.
Beaten by New Zealand in a tri-series which also presented South Africa last week, but the ODI form had been excellent in recent months, including serial victories in South Africa and Australia .
Must have a huge chance in conditions of domicile, or at least familiar in the case of their confrontation in the Group phase of Dubai with India and, potentially another, the teams would meet in the final.
Key player: The attack at the pace of Pakistan remains its greatest strength but Babar Azam The shape will be the key, with the poster that will open the striker in the absence of the injured Saim Ayub.
Group B
Afghanistan
Captain: Hashmatullah shahidi
Head coach: Jonathan Trott
Best champions trophy: Beginning
Made the team jump with potential to cause an upheaval to serious contenders when he came to a mustache to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup two years ago, then to do this ‘T20 equivalent last summer.
Even with Mujeeb Ur Rahman missing, Spin Attack seems ready to disturb any programming given by probable conditions, with Rashid Khan, the Bowling Odi player classified No1 on the planet, like familiar spearheads.
Key player: The striker has long been the weakness of Afghanistan, but Ibrahim ZadranThe emergence has helped to alleviate this in recent years. The operator on average 48 in the ODIs and has five centuries in the format, including one against Australia during the last World Cup.
Australia
Captain: Steve Smith
Head coach: Andrew McDonald
Best champions trophy: Winners (2006, 2009)
The Australians arrive as world champions but strongly exhausted by injuries and absent, with Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Marsh, Cameron Green and Marcus Stoinis disappeared for one reason or another.
The injury of Cummins means that Smith goes captain of the team, as he did during the last champions trophy in 2017, while Spencer Johnson, Nathan Ellis and Sean Abbott enter the place of “three large” in the ‘Sewing attack.
Key player: With so many changes applied since this World Cup victory 18 months ago, Australia can at least be grateful that Storage headTheir last hero remains in good shape and shape.
England
Captain: Jos Buttler
Head coach: Brendon McCullum
Best champions trophy: Finalists (2004, 2013)
The arrival of McCullum failed to trigger an immediate renewal in the drop in fortunes from the 50 sides of England, tourists exceeded a 3-0 defeat against India earlier this month and fighting to find The right tempo in the format.
However, they asked to be tried on performance of this tournament and must reach the semi-finals, at least, to avoid a significant reaction at home in the middle of increasing disorders to what is perceived as a loft-off diet.
The men of buttler hope for flat terrains in Pakistan, rather than the turned tracks which saw them collapse at the back of the series of tests from last year, after having their weakness against the spin exposed by the India.
Key player: Adil Rashid has long been considered a most irreplaceable player in England and has emerged from the recent multi-format series against India with this reappearance opinion.
South Africa
Captain: Temba bavuma
Head coach: Rob Walter
Best champions trophy: Winners (1998)
Looking at an end of drought from the ICC trophy which dates back to the last millennium but – whisper it – look in decent form to do it.
Take their recent ODI form with a pinch of salt, including a bad recent series when it still lacks several key players in SA20, their domestic T20 T20 competition.
The Proteas have a well-balanced team even without Anrich Nortje among their rhythm options and struck at the door while reaching a semi-final and then final in the last two ICC tournaments.
Key player: Kagiso Rabada Freshly out of a tournament player at SA20, where he helped Mi Cape Town with glory.
