Cricket fans will want to tune in to Willow TV in the wee hours of Sunday morning to catch the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy contest between India and Pakistan.

Mohammad Rizwan seems to have found his touch back on the sweep shot and he hit a few boundaries in the 25th, 26th and 27th overs to break the shackles India had put on Pakistan.

Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan has won the coin toss and opted to bat first against India in their Group A game at the 2025 Champions Trophy.

Why was the Champions Trophy discontinued for eight years, and why has it come back? There are two main reasons. We explain.

India face Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday, February 23 in the ICC Champions Trophy at 9am; watch the tournament live on Sky Sports

Bumrah had an outstanding Test season last year, taking 71 wickets in 13 matches with the second-best effort coming from England's Gus Atkinson who claimed 52 wickets in 11 matches

India finally got their revenge against Pakistan in the 2013 Champions Trophy, when they beat them by 8 wickets in a rain-affected match. Batting first, Pakistan were all out for 169, before rain revised the target for India to 102 in 22 overs, which they easily chased down with the help of Shikhar Dhawan’s 48-run innings.

The much-anticipated India vs Pakistan showdown in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to take place in Dubai on Sunday.

The star Indian pace spearhead was a nightmare for Aussies to face during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy concluded recently. The 3-1 scoreline in favour of Australia, who won the trophy for the first time since 2014 and avoided a hat-trick of series losses to India at home, does not truly show how much fight Bumrah single-handedly put for India.

The Indian national cricket team will face Pakistan in the second group stage match for both nations in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.