विक्रांत सिंह शेखावत
- भारत,
- 16-Feb-2025,
- (अपडेटेड 15-Feb-2025 10:08 PM IST)
Champions Trophy: The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is going to be held in Pakistan and Dubai from February 19. After a long wait of eight years, this prestigious tournament is again ready to thrill the cricket lovers. A total of 8 teams will participate in this tournament, which have been divided into two groups. India, which won the ICC T20 World Cup last year, will now enter the field with the intention of winning another ICC title for the second consecutive year. Team India will make every effort to win this prestigious trophy.Big prediction by Aakash ChopraFormer Indian cricket player and well-known commentator Aakash Chopra has made a big prediction about the Champions Trophy 2025, which has increased the heartbeat of Indian cricket fans. He believes that this tournament could prove to be the last ICC tournament for some Indian veteran players.Last ICC tournament for Rohit, Virat and Jadeja?Aakash Chopra believes that the Champions Trophy to be held in 2025 could be the last ICC event for Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. He said that these veteran players will not continue their career till the 2027 ODI World Cup.It is worth noting that after India won the 2024 T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja retired from the T20I format. Due to this they will not be a part of the 2026 T20 World Cup. According to Chopra, the Champions Trophy could be a perfect platform for them to end their illustrious career in international ICC events.Difficult to play till 2027 ODI World CupDiscussing on his YouTube channel, Chopra said, "It is sad to say, but there is a strong possibility that the Champions Trophy 2025 may be the last ICC event for these veterans. After this, there will be only one more ICC tournament this year, which is the World Test Championship (WTC) Final, but we are not in a position to reach there. So none of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja will play in it." He further said, "The 2026 T20 World Cup will also come, but all three have retired from the T20I format, so they will not play there either. The 2027 ODI World Cup is still far away and by then the world will have changed a lot. In such a situation, these veteran players are unlikely to play for so long. I think they themselves also believe that the Champions Trophy could be their last major ICC tournament."Indian team's chancesThe Indian team will be one of the strong contenders in the Champions Trophy 2025. If this tournament proves to be the last ICC event for Rohit, Virat and Jadeja, they would like to end their careers with a bang by winning it.Indian team fans are hoping that this trio will give their best in this tournament and get India another ICC trophy.Now it will be interesting to see whether Aakash Chopra's prediction proves to be correct or these veteran players of Indian cricket remain on the field till the 2027 ODI World Cup.