The Champions Trophy has not been contested since 2017, but was dusted off due to commercial reasons and the tournament will dominate cricket over the next few weeks.

The ICC Champions Trophy is one of the most prestigious one-day tournaments in cricket. It is rightly called the Mini World Cup. First held in 1998 in Bangladesh, the tournament has some of the finest displays of bowling in one-day internationals.

Follow live coverage of Bangladesh vs India from the ICC Champions Trophy today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner. The inaugural competition was won by New Zealand after a thrilling victory over India in June 2021.

Cricket fans in Varanasi conducted a havan ahead of India's ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 opener against Bangladesh. With key players like Jasprit Bumrah missing, India will rely on a spin-heavy bowling lineup and hope to overcome Bangladesh's knack for upsets in major tournaments.

Eight of the world's cricketing superpowers face off in Pakistan and Dubai this month for the ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy, a tournament in the sport's 50-over format. In-form one-day international specialists India are widely seen as the favorites to lift the trophy this time out.

In ODI cricket in 2025, the contest belongs to the team that can maximise batting and bowling efficiency in overs 11 to 40

India kicked off their Champions Trophy campaign with a six-wicket victory against Bangladesh in a Group A match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Electing to bat, Bangladesh slumped to 35-5 but went on to post 228 all out riding Towhid Hridoy's heroic 100 while battling cramps.

The good news for dedicated fans is that's exactly what we're getting with the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. It's going to be an electric few weeks of ODI cricket from the best international sides in the world,