Team India: After a week of rest, Team India led-by Rohit Sharma ready to roar yet again in their last group game against New Zealand. After a comprehensive victory against the arch-rivals Pakistan, Team India already qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Team India have their all bases covered with proper batting at the top and the middle-order and disciplined bowling. After all this, there is still something which is their to haunt Team India ahead of the knockouts. It can be said as a superstitious but “THE HISTORY IS ABOUT TO REPEAT!”
It’s not about the 2019 WC scare or 2022 T20I WC loss, but it is a scare of the final which Team India loose after having a dominating tournament.
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Here’s how the things from 2023 is coming back to Team India ahead of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 knockout:
ICC ODI World Cup 2023:
1st Match: KL Rahul finished the game with a six against Australia.
2nd Match: India won by chasing and Virat Kohli remained not out.
Afghanistan shocked England by defeating them.
India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa qualified for the semi-finals.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
1st Match: KL Rahul finished the game with a six against Bangladesh.
2nd Match: India won by chasing and Virat Kohli remained not out.
Afghanistan yet again defeated England.
India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa qualified for the semi-finals.
Australia 🇦🇺 India 🇮🇳 New Zealand 🇳🇿 South Africa 🇿🇦
— ICC (@ICC) March 1, 2025
We have our 4️⃣ semi-finalists of the #ChampionsTrophy 2025 🔥
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