India’s schedule was set with a practice match in Dubai

As the Champions Trophy 2025 dates approach, the teams they start preparing for the ICC tournament. A no of ODIs will be played by the teams in the coming days to prepare for the big tournament.

team India he will also play a practice match before his first match of the tournament against Bangladesh on February 19. The warm-up match will give the team valuable experience ahead of the tournament and will therefore be important for them.

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India to play a practice match

According to Sports Tak, India’s practice match will take place in Dubai just a few days before their first match against Bangladesh. The date and opponent of the match are still to be decided, but will be finalized in a few days.

🚨 PRACTICE MATCH FOR THE INDIAN TEAM 🚨

– The men in blue are likely to play at least 1 warm-up match in Dubai before the Champions Trophy. (Sport Tak) pic.twitter.corm/dqtStdawqp

– John (@CricCrazyJohns) January 9, 2025

“The practice matches are yet to be announced and the practice facilities are being prepared. But at least one match will be given to India for practice before the start of the competition. The team is not finished yet,” said a source. by Sports Tak.

It is likely to be an important game for the men in blue given their lack of ODI cricket going into the tournament. They last played an ODI in August 2024 against Sri Lanka. They lost the ODI by three matches series 0-2 in the host country.

India Schedule for Champions Trophy 2025

After the practice match, India will start their tournament with a match against Bangladesh. The Men in Blue will next take on Pakistan in a highly charged match on February 23. Their last league game will be played against New Zealand on March 2.

They will play all their matches in Dubai after their government refused to send their team to Pakistan due to security concerns. Dubai was chosen as an alternative venue to host the matches between India. If the men in blue manage to progress to the knockout stages, they will continue to play in Dubai.

India are in Group A alongside Bangladesh and New Zealand, and host Pakistan. Group B includes the remaining teams in the tournament: Afghanistan, AustraliaEngland and South Africa. The top two teams in each group will advance to the semi-finals.

India vs England ODI Series

India will also play a three-match ODI series against England just days before the Champions Trophy. The series is seen as preparation for the tournament. A no High profile names can be expected to play in this series.

The three ODIs will be played in Nagpur, Cuttack and Ahmedabad on February 6, 9 and 12. It is believed that both teams will aim to refine their preparations and field a full-strength ODI squad sometime during this period. series