Babar Azam will be in focus as Pakistan takes on India in the highly anticipated IND vs PAK Champions Trophy 2025 clash on Sunday, February 23 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
While Babar Azam scored 64 runs against New Zealand in Pakistan’s opening Champions Trophy match, his strike rate has come under scrutiny. With Pakistan in a must-win situation now, Babar, one of their key batters, has a golden opportunity to step up and deliver against India.
Babar Azam’s ODI record against India
Former Pakistan skipper Babar Azam’s numbers against India in ODIs have been underwhelming. He has yet to score a century in this rivalry and will be eager to improve his record in the upcoming IND vs PAK Champions Trophy clash.
Babar Azam’s performance in Champions Trophy against India
Babar has played in only one edition of the Champions Trophy so far – 2017 – where Pakistan won the title by defeating India in the final. In his two matches against India in the tournament, he managed scores of 8 and 46.
As Pakistan looks to stay alive in the tournament, Babar will aim to make a defining impact this time around. The ‘Men in Green’ must secure a victory against India in Sunday’s IND vs PAK Champions Trophy clash in Dubai to keep their semi-final hopes alive.
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Squads for IND vs PAK Champions Trophy clash
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy.
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha (vice-captain), Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Kamran Ghulam, Khushdil Shah, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Abrar Ahmed.
