3 the reason why India can win ICC Champions Trophy

The Champions Trophy 2025 talks are all over, and there is no question that this tournament is seeing much drama before the actual games. If we look at what we have, it is only a provisional list, the provisional schedule says the tournament will start in February and run till March, with high-performance games taking over.

A few games are going to be in Pakistan, whereas others will be held outside Pakistan. This is happening because there is a hybrid model coming. We’ll see some games possibly in the UAE, if we trust reports, and fans have already started anticipating which teams look strong to win the tournament.

Although there has been no official announcement regarding the squads, people are still speculating. Teams have started preparing, with India set to play England soon in a 3-ODI series, while Pakistan is currently playing against South Africa.

In all this, many believe India can win the Champions Trophy despite knowing that Team India hasn’t played many ODI games after the 2023 ODI World Cup. They have played a few games here and there, but still, many believe they can win. See three reasons why India can win the Champions Trophy 2025.

Reasons why India can win ICC Champions Trophy

Soild Batting line-up

In recent times, there’s no question that Team India’s batting came under scrutiny, but when it comes to ODIs, they didn’t end up doing badly, apart from the Sri Lanka series in August. Overall, things went well in their favour. Even after the 2023 World Cup, the team went to South Africa and performed well. Yes, there are concerns regarding some senior players, but no one questions the ability of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. We have proof of this, as their performances in last year’s ODI matches are evident. So, we may see a strong batting line-up once again, with Rohit Sharma getting good starts and the middle order taking on the death bowlers.

Formidable Bowling

If you ask any current Indian fans, a lot will surely say that India’s bowling is something they enjoy a lot, and why not? Players like Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, who have consistently performed well for India in recent times, are expected to do so again. We can see them doing an impressive job with the strong combination of the fast-bowling unit, including Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. Although Nitish Reddy hasn’t played ODIs yet, the way he is performing in Tests in Australia suggests he might get an ODI call-up soon. Also, when you have an all-rounder like Hardik Pandya, you can expect the bowling line-up to be as strong as steel.

Senior players will look to make their mark

As mentioned, senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are not in their best form currently, and there is a lot of talk that these few tournaments might be the last for both players. They will look to make their mark in this competition. We saw how they performed well in the T20 World Cup 2024 and retired gracefully from the T20I format. We might see the same here in ODIs, with them playing a key role and retiring on a high. However, these are just speculations, especially in Virat’s case, as there is still a lot of cricket left in him. It will be interesting to see how things unfold for him and for the Indian team, India last time failed to cross the final line when they lost to Pakistan in the 2017 Champions Trophy final.