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Ahead of the anticipated ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final between India and Australia, former Indian cricketer expressed his full support for Team India, praising their strong performance so far in the tournament.
Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has showered blockbuster praise on spinner Varun Chakravarthy ahead of the Champions Trophy semi-final against Australia in Dubai. Chakravarthy, who did not play India's first two group matches, returned figures of 5/42 in the final game against New Zealand. Speaking ahead of the highly-anticipated clash between India and Australia, Ashwin explained why Chakravarthy is not just a spinner but an 'X-factor' for the team. He also recalled the time when Chakravarthy was part of the Punjab's squad in the IPL, but didn't play a single game that season due to an injury.
Australia skipper Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bat against India in the semi-final match of Champions Trophy 2025 on Tuesday in Dubai. It was the 14th consecutive time that India lost the toss in ODI cricket. The last time when India won a toss in the ODI format was the World Cup 2023 semi-final against New Zealand. After opting to bat, Smith announced their Playing XI, which included Cooper Connolly, who came in as a replacement of an injured Matt Short. The biggest surprise came in the form of spinner Tanveer Sangha's inclusion.
The Indian cricket team stars were seen wearing black armbands during the Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal against Australia in Dubai on Tuesday. The armbands were worn in honour of Padmakar Shivalkar who died at the age of 84 in Mumbai. Shivalkar was a massive name in India's domestic circuit and he played a big role in Bombay's Ranji Trophy dominance. He was part of the Bombay side that won nine Ranji Trophy titles between 1965-66 to 1976-77. A lot of former cricketers paid tribute to Shivalkar after his death and the BCCI also decided to pay tribute with the black armbands on the players' jerseys.
Ahead of the 1st semi-final clash between India and Australia in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Stadium, Cricket Fans on March 04 hoped that India will play good in this match.
Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first in the first semi-final of the ongoing Champions Trophy, in Dubai. While India are unchanged from their last match, Australia made two changes as Cooper Connolly comes in for Matt Short and spinner Tanveer Sangha replaced pacer Spencer Johnson. India have now lost 14 consecutive tosses in a row, the longest such streak in ODIs - one that started with the CWC 2023 final between these two sides in Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, Rohit has now lost 11 consecutive tosses in ODIs, the joint second-highest in ODIs.
India vs Australia Semi-Final, Champions Trophy 2025 Live Streaming in Pakistan and USA: India are all set to square off against Australia in the first semi-final match of Champions Trophy 2025 on Tuesday in Dubai. India have been dominant throughout the tournament, finishing the group stage unbeaten. Rohit Sharma's men began their campaign with a hard-fought win against Bangladesh, followed by victories against Pakistan and New Zealand. On the other hand, Australia's journey has been one of resilience. Their campaign kicked off with a record-breaking chase against England, where Josh Inglis's stunning unbeaten 120 powered them to a thrilling win in Lahore.
Australia captain Steve Smith addressed the media in a pre-match press conference ahead of their high-stakes ICC Champions Trophy semifinal clash against India on Tuesday. With India entering the match on the back of an unbeaten run, Smith acknowledged their dominance and shared his thoughts on the challenges ahead. When asked if Australia had a plan to silence the Indian crowd, like Pat Cummins mentioned ahead of the 2023 ODI World Cup final, Smith responded, "Yeah, I don't really have a message to be honest. Just going out and playing, and hopefully, we can put on a good show."