India captain Rohit Sharma could make one change for the Champions Trophy clash against Pakistan.

Interim head coach Aqib Javed, who addressed the media after practice, did not give any specific reason for Azam's absence, saying that the former captain chose to rest.

Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan, former Indian cricketer Syed Kirmani said that Men in Blue have an upper hand.

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes Pakistan's chances of success in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 have taken a significant hit following their 60-run loss to New Zealand.

Former Pakistan cricketer Mudassar Nazar believes that if Pakistan can play up to its potential, the defending champions could stand a chance of scripting a victory against "formidable" India.

It is the biggest cricketing event on the annual calendar. It is the greatest rivalry in the sport. It is India vs Pakistan at an ICC world event.

As the much-anticipated India-Pakistan clash in the ICC Champions Trophy approaches, former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh has expressed strong confidence in India's chances.

Left red-faced after India's national anthem played for a fraction of a second at the start of the Australia-England Champions Trophy match, the Pakistan Cricket Board has blamed the ICC for the fiasco.

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar feels it's "very unlikely" that Rohit Sharma would be around till the 2027 Cricket World Cup.

Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed on Saturday expressed his faith in the pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf.

Ahead of the high-octane ICC Champions Trophy clash against Pakistan, Indian vice-captain Shubman Gill said that pacer Harshit Rana has done a fine job in the absence of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.

Shubman Gill said the lack of dew in Dubai has made chasing a trickier proposition and his team would prefer putting runs on the board in the game vs Pakistan.

Rishabh Pant missed the practice session ahead of the much-anticipated Champions Trophy 2025 clash against Pakistan.

India's explosive opener Abhishek Sharma earned plaudits from the 'Rawalpindi Express' Shoaib Akhtar.

The last time Mohammed Shami featured against the arch-rivals Pakistan in the 50-over format was in 2015.

Virat Kohli, who has struggled against spin bowling of late in ODIs, arrived at practice a couple of hours before the others and spent a considerable time facing spinners in the nets on Saturday.

In their last encounter in the Champions Trophy 2017, Pakistan pulled a rabbit out of a hat in the final by bamboozling India with a thumping 180-run triumph.

India and Pakistan face off in Dubai at on Sunday, February 23, in the Champions Trophy 2025.