CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025: India-Bangladesh match likely to be hit by rain

Ray Sportz Web Desk: Only a few hours left before the first match of the Champions Trophy. Pakistan is going to face New Zealand on home soil in the first match. Although Pakistan is the main host country of this year’s Champions Trophy, But India will play all the matches of the competition in Dubai. Similarly, Rohit Sharma and his team have started their preparations. Rohit and Virat have started practicing as soon as they reached Dubai to adapt to the environment there. After two days of hard practice, the Indian team’s practice was given a day off on Tuesday. India will start the Champions Trophy campaign with a match against Bangladesh on February 20. Rohit Sharma’s next match is against Pakistan. As a result, the Indian team is facing a tough challenge.

There are still two days left before taking the field against Bangladesh. The Indian team’s cricketers rested the entire day on Tuesday. Before taking the field in the first match, there was good news in the Team India camp that Rishabh Pant has fully recovered. Pant got injured on the first day of practice in Dubai. Although he has recovered from that setback, he is now fully recovered. However, it is not yet certain whether Rishabh Pant will get a chance in the first XI in the first match against Bangladesh. Because apart from Pant, KL Rahul is in the team as a wicketkeeper. Rahul is the first choice in the Indian team for the Champions Trophy in terms of experience.

Besides, there is another concern before the Indian team takes the field. It usually does not rain in Dubai. But it has been raining in Dubai for the last three-four days. There is also a forecast of rain on the day of the India-Bangladesh match. On the other hand, Indian team bowling coach Morne Morkel left Dubai before the start of the Champions Trophy campaign. He left for South Africa in a hurry after receiving the news of his father’s death. There is not much time at hand. It is not yet known for sure when Morkel will rejoin the team.