As Bangladesh's head coach, who is a former player for the West Indies Phil Simmons will be in charge until the ICC World Cup 2027. With his wealth of knowledge from years on the coaching staff, Bangladesh hopes to have fortified its ranks to compete for the major tournaments more aggressively than before. 

Simmons Takes Over From Hathurusingha:

Simmons takes over from Chandika Hathurusingha. Chandika had taken the Bangladeshi side through many lows and highs, which accompanied much success too. During Hathurusingha’s tenure, in 2017 Bangladesh's cricket team had a historic win by reaching the champions trophy semifinals and also went on to register remarkable ODI series wins against India, Pakistan and South Africa. But due to lackluster performances in global competitions, often a new coach is appointed.

Phil Simmons appointed as Bangladesh head coach until the 2027 World Cup

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Phil Simmons' Coaching Experience and Career Like Achievements

Simmons who used to be an all rounder for the West Indies, played 26 Test matches and 143 one day internationals, in which he scored more than 4000 runs and took 87 wickets cumulatively. While coaching, Simmons was the man who guided the West Indies in the T20 World Cup of 2016, as well as serving with Afghanistan and Ireland, where he made the teams competitive.

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By putting in effort with Bangladesh, Simmons aims to help them be ready for the 2027 world cup in which Bangladesh plans and hopes to succeed internationally

It was the year 2016 and the T20 world cup was hosted by India it was nearly a tight situation for India because they lost their first match against New Zealand where the black caps scored 127 runs batting first and India had got easy chase but what happened next was a freaking one where India was bowled out for 79 runs where India started their campaign with a loss. 

India's next match was against Bangladesh it was a do-or-die match for India to survive on the T20 battleground. India being the host and being in a critical situation was quite tough for them. India's next assignment was Bangladesh and they can be a handy customer on their given day.

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India Vs Bangladesh T20 match

India and Bangladesh match was scheduled in Banglore where India won the toss and chose to bat first. India did not get the nicest start they expected when they lost the early wickets of Rohit Sharma and Shikar Dhawan it was Raina who took the charge to take on he scored 30 of 23 balls where he hit 2 sixes supported by Virat Kohli too. But couldn't give the finishing touch that India required due to a quick session of wickets falling at regular intervals. Bangladesh bowlers kept their tight lines where captain Mortoza and Mustafizur Rahman claimed 2-2 wickets each. 

India scored 146 runs with the loss of 7 wickets, whereas Bangladesh had to chase 148 runs in the given 20 overs. Bangladesh went up to the flying start where their star batter Tamim Iqbal thrashed the Indian bowling attack. But the Indian team retaliated quickly. Where Jadeja and Ashwin roped back India into the game. Where Bangladesh too lost wickets in quick succession. The match was hung pretty much balance where runs and wickets were kept on soothing, though Mushfiqur Rahim fought. 

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The Last Ball Drama

Bangladesh lost half of his side in 90 runs though lower middle order started to contribute where Jadeja and Ashwin removed the cream from the top. Though it was tension building time with every passing time the suspense and thrill started to increase, crowed went crazy for the match. The match came down to the final over.  Bangladesh required 11 of final 6 balls. 

It was high voltage drama where Hardik Pandya was called up to bowl the final over. The first ball was single by Mahmudullah and the next 2 balls were boundaries by Mushfiqur the celebration by him was a little too early because the next ball he was caught out and the second last was to Mahmudullah and he too got out and it was 2 for 1 and the tension was monstered.

Dhoni was ready with removed gloves knowing the move what the batsman was trying to do.It was Shuvagata who was in strike Hardik bowled the ball missed by the batsman and Dhoni ran down to the pitch to hit the wicket and it was given run out. By that India won the match by 1 run which ended the thrilling contest. 

Faisalabad's Iqbal Stadium will host an international game for the first time in 17 years. The city's old stadium will host May 2025 white-ball series between Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is a great moment for Faisalabad because international cricket was not being organized there for several years.

The match will be One Day International - Wikipedia and T20 between Pakistan and Bangladesh and will be held in three cities, Faisalabad, Lahore, and Multan. The competitions will feature the best of both teams with heart-stopping cricketing action for the spectators.

Faisalabad's Iqbal Stadium is famous for its cricket-loving supporters and will have an electric feel when it will host the eagerly awaited international game. The stadium has hosted various domestic games previously, but it had been nearly a decade since an international-grade game was planned there last in 2008. Now after nearly two decades, the stadium gates will once again open up for international cricketers and spectators.

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Lahore and Multan will be equally crucial centers in this series. Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium and Multan's Multan Cricket Stadium are among the best grounds of Pakistan, and they have hosted more than enough wonderful cricket matches already. The white-ball series will be a grand spectacle for all three cities, as the crowd will get to see their home teams play at home.

This Bangladesh-Pakistan tournament will be significant for both sides as they build momentum for the future international tournaments. It is also the perfect time for cricket fans in these cities to witness good cricket firsthand.

Overall, this is a big win for cricket fans in Multan, Lahore, and Faisalabad, and something to look forward to for the sport of cricket in Pakistan.

Nidahas Trophy is a tri-nation series conducted by Sri Lanka on their occasion of Independence which was first played in 1998 marking their 50th independence anniversary. In Sri Lanka Nidahas means freedom. The first edition of the Nidahas trophy was played between India, Sri Lanka and New Zealand, the matches were played in round robin format where each team will face the other team twice. 

After the round robin stage the final two teams with highest points will play the final against each other. The 1998 Nidahas trophy final was played against India and Sri Lanka where Sri Lanka became the winner with the brilliance of Sanath Jaysuriya batting. After that there were no matches happened after that. In 2018 it, was inaugrated by Sri Lanka once again. 

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Nidhas Trophy Of 2018

In remembrance of their 100th anniversary of independence, Sri Lanka hosted the Nidahas trophy where this time India, Srilanka and Bangladesh were invited and the same round-robin round was inducted. India was led by Rohit Sharma for the first time in the tri series. It was the starting stage of Rohit Sharma's captaincy, At the end Bangladesh and India reached the final of the Nidahas trophy, earlier where Sri Lanka was beaten up by Bangladesh and they booed with naagin style dance. 

That semi final match and the type of celebration were on hurtbreak for Sri Lankan fans and they supported India in the final against Bangladesh which happened in colombo. Even the main stream of highlight was Dinesh Karthik who was making his comeback after a period of decade which was rare to seen in Indian cricket team. 

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That final Hit By Karthik

Nidahas Trophy final was held on today exactly 7 years ago where Bangladesh won the toss and choose to bat first and posted a total of 167 runs. It became a tricky chase for India where India lost top few wickets at early but the middle order came into the resuce though the job was not yet finished and then came Dinesh Karthik at number 6 but it was to much of a score to chase. 

On this day in 2018, Dinesh Karthik Anna silenced the Nagins 🐍
Most viewed Cricket Moment on YouTube till date.pic.twitter.com/lBzGWFyAvB

— Abhishek (@vicharabhio) March 18, 2025

India required 34 runs in 2 overs where Dinesh Karthik took things under his shoulders he pounded the bowlers for sixes and fours, and a stage came where 5 runs required off 1 ball , Somya Sarkar bowled a full-length delivery slides wide and Karthik slashed the ball over mid-on and the ball travelled over the rope for six and Bangladesh was silenced in their every style

India secured their place in the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-finals after New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by 5 wickets in Rawalpindi on Monday in a comprehensive win. Rachin Ravindra made a stunning century after a scintillating bowling display from Michael Bracewell to help New Zealand overpower Bangladesh. The victory also saw New Zealand secure their place in the knockout stages of the tournament as the second team from Group A. But it also left Bangladesh and Pakistan out of the tournament since the two teams already have two defeats apiece. India will host New Zealand in their last group stage game and Bangladesh will face Pakistan but both matches will serve no purpose aside from determining who will lead the group to the semifinals.

INDIA WILL PLAY THE FIRST SEMI-FINAL ON MARCH 4 AT DUBAI...!!!! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/8PrEh4ZHvR

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 24, 2025

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March 2nd - IND vs NZ.

March 4th - IND vs AUS/SA/AFG/ENG.

MISSION CHAMPIONS TROPHY IS ON 🙇 pic.twitter.com/Ctxze6u7O3

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 24, 2025

New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by five wickets in a Group A Champions Trophy game here on Monday, a triumph that placed the Kiwis and India in the Champions Trophy semifinals. The victory ensured Bangladesh and the two-time defending champions Pakistan, having lost both of their two games till date, were eliminated from the tournament.

India and New Zealand both have four points apiece from two victories till now in Group A. The top two teams of each group advance to the semifinals.

India's opening Champions Trophy match would have crumbled if the prince Subhman Gill hadn't taken the command, he was supported by Kl Rahul who ensured India would par the line before any other wicket would commence. On a shiny day at Dubai International Stadium, Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first. 
But things were not that good for Bangladesh when they opted to bat they lost a quick three wickets before reaching the score of 50, and Mohammad Shami opened the account of wickets. Soon spinners took control over the Tigers it was quite unpredictable to read the ball which was turning a bit. 
Poor fielding And Come Back Of Bangladesh
Bangladesh was in serious trouble when things changed dramatically when Axar's hattrick chance was missed, which was dropped by Rohit Sharma at slips and within a few minutes of time Hardik Pandya dropped a sitter catch of Zakir Ali. Both the drop catches of Jakir Ali and Towhid Hridoy proved costly to India where Ali went on to hit a half century. 
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Towhid Hridoy scored his maiden Champions Trophy century but Bangladesh wasn't able to utilise their partnership well because after their wickets no proper support remained and the tail was exposed which was easily driven out by the Indian team. In their quota of 50 overs, Bangladesh was able to score 228 runs losing all their wickets. 
India Onto Chase And Subhman Gill To Rescue
 India begins their chase under lights captain Rohit Sharma and Subhman Gill leading the command. Rohit was with the same intent of attacking cricket and Subhman Gill supporting his captain quietly, India soon reached the mark of 50 and the chase was looking easy. But Taskin had the reply he removed the dangerously looking Rohit Sharma for 41. Then entered King Kohli who had a good comeback against England. Kohli was chipping the ball quietly waiting for his opportunities to score. 
But he too couldn't hold too much he got out at the score of 22 facing 38 balls which clearly depicts that he still couldn't able to figure it out. Soon Iyer too departed but Gill never lost his concentration he kept on playing and scoring his 50 at the other end wickets were crumbling, and soon Axar departed putting India in a deliberate situation. But Rahul gave the key support to Gill. Both the batsmen took the charge of chasing. Subhuman Gillwent on to make a fantastic century which was his first too in the Champions Trophy
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Rahul too made well made 40 and kept the one end ticking ensuring no other falls from his side. India comfortably chased the target in 47 overs and opened their account with the victory. India contained the unbeaten record by 6 and once again proved that chasing under the lights is quite easy. Subhman Gill was awarded the Man of the Match award. India is going to face their arch-rivals Pakistan on 23 February which will be a decider for Pakistan as they have lost the opener against New Zealand. 

The Champions Trophy started with a banger of the night where Kiwis were taking out the current champions Pakistan. New Zealand won their encounter comfortably which marks Pakistan starting with a loss. The second encounter is between India and Bangladesh. The last-time runners up India would be hoping to give a good start to the campaign. 
India will play their games in Dubai due to security reasons. Dubai's climate is primarily known for its humid climate but there has been a drop in temperature and rainy showers have been seen in Dubai. The forecast has depicted that there will be light showers but the summer month has arrived increasing the humidity which is to be seen further. 
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Chase Prefers The Most 
India has played 6 matches in Dubai ground where they have won 5 matches and one with a tie which marks a 100% per cent record. The condition to be stated that it would be cloudy and spinners will come into effect after due to cloudy conditions even though both the teams have included three spinners in there to take up the advantage. India has Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, and Jadeja but captain Rohit had stated that they are playing according to their need and the players mentioned are all-rounders, not full-time spinners. 
Another bigger advantage is that the team playing second has the most winning ratio, we have seen that in the T20 World Cup which happened in Dubai and in the recent IL20 league the team playing second has won several matches, as batting second the temperature gets down and due to tendency of humidity present in the pitch makes it flat by which ball comes easily onto the bat. 
India Missing Its Main Armour

The match between India and Bangladesh has just started with the toss where Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to bat first which has lightened up the burden for Rohit Sharma. 
India Playing 11: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav
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Bangladesh Playing 11: Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
India will be missing their main man Jasprit Bumrah who is the leader of the bowling attack the enduring thing is Shami is back in the squad. India has to chase the target so they have to possess a good bowling performance that would replicate in their batting. 

The most exciting match for cricket fans is India vs Bangladesh the ICC champions trophy 2025. The match held in Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 20, 2025 Match will be at 2:30 IST and toss at 2:00

• Match: IND VS BAN
• Date: February 20th, 2025
• Time:  2:30 PM IST
• Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, UAE.

Group A: Pakistan (hosts), India, New Zealand, Bangladesh

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SQUADS

India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Bangladesh: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, MD Mahmud Ullah, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Vice-Captain), Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossain Emon, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana.

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will start on February 19, 2025. Fans of cricket all over the globe are looking forward to seeing their favorite teams face each other in this elite competition. The event will host major cricketing nations, which will ensure exciting games and heated rivalries. Live coverage from several platforms will mean that viewers get to enjoy good-quality broadcasts in different languages, making the experience smooth and effortless.

CHAMPIONS TROPHY GROUPS

Group A: Pakistan (hosts), India, New Zealand, Bangladesh

Group B: Australia, England, South Africa, Afghanistan

Notable Things

• Tournament Start Date: February 19, 2025
• India's First Match: February 20, 2025 (India vs Bangladesh)
• India vs Pakistan Clash: February 23, 2025

First match: Pakitan vs New Zeland

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India Champions Trophy Squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy

•  Coach: Gautam Gambhir
• Best performance: Champions (2002, 2013)

India Set for a Surprise Opponent in Champions Trophy Warm-Up

The Indian cricket team is going to play ICC Champions Trophy 2025. It starts on February 19.  Indian cricket team going to have a practice game in Dubai before that, to prepare. Some say they might play against the team from UAE or the team from Bangladesh. Acoording to the Dainik Jagran the practice Match will probably happen at the Dubai International Stadium.

It's vitally important for Team India because they need to learn how to play well on the Dubai fields that's where all their major games will be. Bangladesh is in the same team for the games as India, so they might be who India plays against first. But if that doesn't happen, it could be the UAE's turn even if they are not in the big Trophy games. Even with the Champions Trophy being an event organized by Pakistan, India can't go there to play because the grown ups said no, that there are too many conflicts going on. They made a plan to play India's games in Dubai instead.

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🚨 INDIA'S WARM UP GAME. 🚨

- India likely to play a warm up match against Bangladesh or UAE before the Champions Trophy. (Abhishek Tripathi). pic.twitter.com/PsN8OjNxTM

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 26, 2025

Before they fly off to Dubai, India's cricket players will face the England team back home for ODI, starting on February 6. These games are similar to learning steps or training for the Trophy . It's a disappointment that one of their best blowers, Jasprit Bumrah, can't play because he's injury. But the rest of the team is ready to go! All the individuals or fans who love watching cricket can't wait to see how India's team gets ready and how they'll play in the Trophy games.

The team wants to be the best, but sometimes yes but most times no  things can become fraught. Even though it's tough, and sometimes they have to decide, such as who to play against, and however confusing it might grow it's like trying to understand something messy and jumbled, just trying to make sense of it. But it's going to be unfathomably exciting, with major hits, and a large amount of cheering in Dubai.