Team India's hunt for the Champions Trophy 2025 begins on Thursday as the Men in Blue prepare to face off against Bangladesh in Group A. Rohit Sharma-led Indian team will be gunning for their third title while the Bangla Tigers will be hoping for an upset. Powered by their dangerous pace battery, Bangladesh will look to fight fire-by-fire as they hope to keep the Indian batsmen quiet. The highly anticipated clash will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium from 2:30 PM IST. IND vs BAN team news Team India will be without the injured Jasprit Bumrah, therefore, Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh are likely to lead the pace attack, with Kuldeep Yadav the lone wrist spin option. Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel will have to take the onus of picking wickets in the middle overs. The Indian playing XI is pretty much sorted and they will hope for a strong start. Led by Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bangladesh will rely on their pacers Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, and Mustafizur Rahman to provide the team with early breakthroughs. The absence of Litton Das and Shakib Al Hasan could dent the Bangla Tigers. Skipper Shanto will be one to keep an eye on, he has scored 286 runs at an average of 71.50 since 2024 in ODIs. IND vs BAN head-to-head record in ODIs India and Bangladesh have played 41 ODIs against one another. The Men in Blue have won 32 matches, while the Bangla Tigers have prevailed 8 times, while one match ended without a result. India beat Bangladesh by 9 wickets in the 2017 Champions Trophy semifinal. Dubai weather and pitch report According to Accuweather, there are no chances of rain in Dubai on Thursday. The temperature would span around 22 to 24 degrees Celcius. The pitch at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium will assist spinners. Only once in the past 10 ODIs, has a team managed to score more than 250 runs. Batters could struggle at the venue, chasing teams have tasted more success in Dubai, winning 34 of the 58 ODIs played here. India's probable XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav Bangladesh's probable XI: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (c), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid Rana.Original Article