Rohit Sharma's special moment with fans before boarding flight for Champions Trophy - WATCH

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Feb 15, 2025, 19:38 IST

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India captain Rohit Sharma, along with his teammates, departed for Dubai ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy. All Group A matches, including India's games against Bangladesh, Pakistan, and New Zealand, will be held in Dubai. Key players Bumrah and Jaiswal are out due to injuries, with Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy filling in as replacements.

Rohit Sharma's special moment with fans before boarding flight for Champions Trophy - WATCH

Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo)

NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma was among the first group of team members to depart for Dubai from Mumbai ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, which begins on February 19. Visuals from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai captured Rohit and his teammates, along with the support staff, checking in for their flight to Dubai.

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Outside the airport, a group of eager fans awaited Rohit, hoping for autographs and selfies. The Indian skipper did not disappoint — he stopped to greet them, signed autographs, and clicked photos before heading inside.

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All of India's Group A matches will be held at the Dubai International Stadium, while the remaining fixtures of the tournament will take place in Pakistan.

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A two-time Champions Trophy winner, India will kick off their 2025 campaign against Bangladesh on February 20, followed by a high-stakes encounter against Pakistan on February 23. Their final Group A match will be against New Zealand on March 2.
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India will be without their pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who is recovering from a lower back injury sustained during the fifth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Sydney last month.

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Fast-bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana has been named as his replacement, while wrist-spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been included in place of Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was originally part of the provisional squad. Jaiswal is now one of the non-traveling substitutes alongside Mohammed Siraj and Shivam Dube.
India’s squad for the ICC Champions Trophy:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakravarthy.

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