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Bangladeshi students, who were at the forefront of last year's protests that ousted then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, are set to launch a political party this week, two sources with direct knowledge of the development said.

Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Following Kohli’s century which marked India’s win, Mahindra Group’s chairman shared his appreciation for the cricketer on X.

Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 23 February, as the two teams faced off in the Champions Trophy 2025. Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and chose to bat first, making a single change to their XI. Imam-ul-Haq replaced the injured Fakhar Zaman, while India stuck with their winning combination from the match against Bangladesh.

USAID funding row, the Congress on Sunday accused the BJP of indulging in «anti-national work» by spreading «fake news from America» and asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will also have to answer as to why the government is silent when US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are «insulting» India repeatedly. The BJP has rejected all such allegations of the Congress and called Rahul Gandhi a «traitor», accusing him of colluding with foreign forces in his bid to weaken India.

India have had the upper hand over Pakistan in recent ICC tournaments, securing victories in both the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2023 ODI World Cup. However, in ICC Champions Trophy, Pakistan had defeated India in 2017 to lift the trophy. With greater familiarity with Dubai’s conditions, Rohit Sharma’s team will start as favourites for Sunday’s high-stakes encounter.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will once again be the centre of attention. The middle order, reinforced by Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja, adds further firepower to an already strong unit.

Aaqib Javed on Saturday expressed his faith in the pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf, saying it will produce «something very special» in the must-win Champions Trophy clash against India. Pakistan will be under pressure against India on Sunday given their recent bilateral record and also the fact that Fakhar Zaman — the architect of their win over arch rivals in 2017 Champions Trophy final — has been ruled out due to an injury.

Rohit Sharma's men aiming to seal a semifinal spot and Mohammad Rizwan's team desperate to avoid early elimination from the tournament. While India are on a high after claiming a measured six-wicket win over a sprightly Bangladesh, Pakistan are evidently tense after the 60-run loss in the tournament-opener against New Zealand.

Virat Kohli's recurring dismissals due to an open-faced bat is a matter of concern as India aim to regain the Champions Trophy after 12 years, believes legendary Sunil Gavaskar. The 36-year-old Kohli, who had a tough tour of Australia where he was repeatedly dismissed by fast bowlers in the off-side corridor, was dismissed for 22 in India's opening match of the Champions Trophy against Bangladesh on Thursday.

Ricky Ponting termed opener Shubman Gill as a «very driven» person who understands his path and marked him as the future captain of India. Gill, currently the ODI vice-captain, is in red-hot form in 50-over format and made a bright beginning to the ongoing Champions Trophy with a hundred in India's six-wicket win over Bangladesh.

India and Pakistan here on Sunday, fast bowler Haris Rauf has said that his team will take the game against Rohit Sharma's side just like any other match, and aim for victory to stay in contention. Pakistan, after being beaten by New Zealand in the opener at Karachi, need to beat India to stay in contention for a place in the knockout stage of the eight-team tournament.

Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his charge of $21 million money being pumped into India for ‘voter turnout’ with an intent to achieve alternate election results in 2024. This time, the US President, rather upped the ante and dubbed it a ‘kickback scheme’, though he refrained from elaborating on who benefitted from it.

Rohit Sharma reached another milestone in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) as he became the second fastest batter after Virat Kohli to complete 11,000 ODI runs. The achievement came during India’s Champions Trophy 2025 clash against Bangladesh.

Bangladesh (BGB) director general Maj Gen Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui also said «many new issues» under the common heads were discussed during his high-level talks with an Indian delegation headed by BSF DG Daljit Singh Chawdhary here.

Mohammed Shami became the fastest Indian bowler and second quickest overall to reach 200 ODI wickets during the Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh here on Thursday, marking his return to an ICC tournament with an excellent five-for. Shami grabbed three wickets to reach the milestone in his 104th match and better former India pacer Ajit Agarkar's record of getting to the mark in 133 matches.

Champions Trophy 2025 matches in Dubai as BCCI refused to play in Pakistan because of security reasons.

Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Thursday. Every team plays only three group-stage matches and one loss could mean a knockout.

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 latest updates and keep a track of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 points table. India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep SinghBangladesh: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (c), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid RanaIndia: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep SinghBangladesh: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (c), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid RanaIndia are coming after beating England 3-0 at home in an ODI series.