The long -awaited ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is ready to start Pakistan and the EAUWith the tournament promising to offer an exciting great Cricket. The 8 teams event, scheduled to start from February 19, will see the best World Cricket teams fight against supremacy. As one of the most prestigious tournaments in the Cricket’s calendar, it will surely interweave fans with exciting competitions and high bets.
High expectations of the Indian team
India, which ended as a runner -up in the previous edition of the Champions Trophy, will have great expectations on their shoulders in the 2025 tournament. The team, led by Rohit SharmaIt has been stellarly through formats, with an alignment that has a mixture of experienced players and young exciting talents. Given his performance in recent tournaments, including his domain in the 2024 T20 World Cup, India is expected to make a deep race in the competition and will certainly be one of the favorites to lift the trophy.
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Ab de Villiers names India’s factor X for the tournament
In a recent interaction on his YouTube channel, the former South Africa captain Ab de VillliersHe shared his thoughts about the Player of Factor X for India in the next Champions Trophy. De Villiers calculated that Kuldeep YadavThe talented spring of the left arm wrist could play a fundamental role for India in the EAU.
“Kuldeep Yadav is also in the Indian team, which I think can prove to be an X factor for India. India will play his games in Dubai. The spinners can get an advantage in the field there. Kuldeep can work well for India “, He said from Villiers.
In particular, the Champions Trophy will be carried out in conditions that adapt to the spinning spins, and Kuldeep’s ability to turn the ball with pressure and create pressure could make it a key player for the success of India in the tournament. With its various skills, the ability to choose wickts at crucial moments and its reputation in the great stage, Kuldeep could be the manufacturer of the difference for India in the global event.