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Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan had a message for India captain Rohit Sharma after the toss at the Champions Trophy.
Champions Trophy 2025, IND Vs PAK: Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan shakes the hand of India captain Rohit Sharma after the toss (X/PCB)
Mohammad Rizwan had a parting message to Rohit Sharma after Pakistan won the toss against India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan was heard saying ‘good luck bhaiya (elder brother)’ to India captain Rohit Shamra as the pair crossed paths at the toss.
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Rizwan spun the coin in the air and Rohit could not get his call right as his shout of ‘heads’ was wrong with ‘tails’ falling face up.
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Mohammad Rizwan after winning the toss said Pakistan would bat first, naming Imam-ul-Haq as the only change in their playing XI.
“Will bat first, looks like a good surface. Want to put up a good target. Every match is important in ICC events, we will keep things normal. The boys are familiar with these conditions, we have done well here and we want to do our best today. We lost our last game, but it is past for us now. One change – Fakhar is out, Imam is in,” Rizwan said after winning the toss.
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Rohit Sharma said that India are going with an unchanged side.
“Doesn’t really matter, they won the toss so we’ll bowl first. Looks similar to the last game, the surface is on the slower side. We have an experienced unit in batting so we know what we need to do if the pitches get slower. Need an overall performance from the team – with bat and ball. The last game wasn’t an easy one for us, which is always nice. You want to be under pressure and test yourself. We are playing the same team.” Rohit Sharma said at the toss.
IND vs PAK: Playing XIs
Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(WK/C), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
India: Rohit Sharma(C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav
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(With inputs from Agencies)
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)