Their respective teams may not have ideal buildup to the Champions Trophy 2025 but Eoin Morgan and Shane Watson are hopeful that England and Australia would do well in the event while picking India as the top favourite.

JioStar Network will be the home of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025, delivering a ground-breaking presentation of the prestigious tournament starting February 19.

At the age of 28, Pat Cummins became Australia's 47th Test captain and since then he has led his country to the 50-over World Cup and the World Test Championship triumph.

Two-time winners Australia will be on a quest to regain the Champions Trophy title after a gap of 15 years.

Eight teams will vie for a trophy, often talked up as tougher to win than the World Cup, and also to script a new chapter in their own cricketing story.

Champions Trophy 2025: India are the number one ranked ODI team in the world and at the top of their game in the format

Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan's form is also not good after a loss in the tri-series final at home

The Australian cricket team arrived in Pakistan on Monday to participate in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy.

Australia star Matt Kuhnemann has been accused of 'throwing' and has been asked to undergo an independent assessment.

Champions Trophy will kick-start from Wednesday, February 19 with hosts Pakistan squaring off against New Zealand in the opening clash in Karachi.

The event, regarded as second only to the World Cup in the one-day game, runs until March 9 and is the first global cricket tournament hosted by Pakistan in nearly three decades.

Australia, in front of packed crowd in Ahmedabad, broke Indian hearts to win their fifth ODI World Cup title in 2023.

The Champions Trophy 2025 will be held in Pakistan and Dubai this time. The Indian cricket team will be playing all its matches in Dubai including the knockouts if it qualifies

Australia will be without their premier pacers but their envious pedigree in ICC tournaments make them favourites to progress to the semifinals of the Champions Trophy from Group B along with South Africa.

Australia spinner Matthew Kuhnemann was reported for a suspect action during the Test series against Sri Lanka.

With Australia facing several major absentees and selection headaches, Adam Gilchrist has made a bold suggestion to Steve Smith.

In the absence of big names, Australia testing their lineup for next week's Champions Trophy were bundled out for a meager 107.

The Australian side has seen a major reshuffling in the last week after top names like Mitchell Starc,Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood andMitchellMarsh were conformed to miss the Champions Trophy