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There have been no complaints raised regarding Pakistan's ability to host the Champions Trophy 2025, which is now in its group stage. Nonetheless, there was a great deal of controversy in the run-up to the competition, especially about India's political relations with Pakistan. Due to political issues between the two countries, Rohit Sharma and company are unable to travel to Pakistan and are instead playing all of their matches in Dubai. Cricket fans expressed disapproval at the ICC's ruling. The fact that they play all of their games on the same field in Dubai has led many to feel that they have a significant advantage.
Pat Cummins on India playing matches in Dubai
Cummins has been sidelined owing to an injury that has prohibited him from competing in the current tournament. Several experts have said that India has an advantage when playing in Dubai. Pat Cummins addressed these accusations in a recent interview with Yahoo Sports Australia.
India began the tournament with a decisive six-wicket victory over Bangladesh, led by the game-winning, unbeaten century from Shubman Gill. They subsequently moved to the top of Group A by defeating fierce rivals Pakistan by six wickets, bolstering it. After pursuing 242 runs, India easily scored 244/4 in 42.3 overs thanks to a game-winning century (100* off 111 balls) from Virat Kohli, who remained unbeaten. With 56 runs off 67 balls, Shreyas Iyer also contributed significantly. Shaheen Shah Afridi got two goals for Pakistan in the bowling category.
With two dismissals from Hardik Pandya and three from Kuldeep Yadav, India initially held Pakistan to 241 in 49.4 overs. After 76 balls, Saud Shakeel scored 62 runs. Staring at an exit sign, the hosts need to do a miracle to go to the semi-finals. After the game, even captain Muhammad Rizwan admitted that his team's season was over and expressed his displeasure with their performance.