- The veterans have selected their favorite team for the Champions Trophy 2025. Along with the teams reaching the top 4, many former players have also selected two teams as their finalists.
Finally, after 8 years, the Champions Trophy 2025 is going to start shortly with the Pakistan vs New Zealand match. As happens before every ICC event, the legends not only talk about their favorite teams in the tournament. But also name those strong teams which will reach the top 4. Once again a debate has started among the legends about the winning team. But most have the name of only one team on their tongue. In this post, we will know which team was declared the winner by the cricket maestros even before the tournament and which teams are going to make it to the top 4.
Michael Clarke’s prediction, Team India will be the winner
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke declared Team India as the winner of the Champions Trophy 2025. He said, ‘The Indian team is going to win the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025. India has a strong team. The final of the Champions Trophy will be between India and Australia and India will win the title by winning the final.
He also claimed that Rohit Sharma will score the most runs. He further said, ‘India’s captain Rohit Sharma will score the most runs in the tournament. England’s fast bowlers will take the most wickets in the Champions Trophy. Travis Head can win the Player of the Tournament award.
Australia and India will clash again in the final!
Australia and India will once again face each other in the final of the Champions Trophy (Champions Trophy 2025), Team India’s head coach Ravi Shastri, and former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believe so. Both the veterans have predicted that India and Australia will reach the final of this tournament.
Talking in ICC Review, Ricky Ponting said that it is difficult, but I will choose India and Australia as finalists. Looking at the history, these teams are always present in big ICC events. At the same time, Ravi Shastri says that along with India, England and South Africa will be the teams reaching the semi-finals. But India and Australia will make it to the final. Let us tell you, India and Australia have won the Champions Trophy title twice each.
Harbhajan Singh chooses Afghanistan!
Former Team India player Harbhajan Singh believes that after India, Afghanistan is the biggest contender for this tournament (Champions Trophy 2025). Explaining the reason behind this, he said that the speed at which the Afghanistan team has progressed is amazing and they have defeated big wrestlers.
Continuing his talk, he said that you may not like what I am saying, but it is so. Whether they play in Dubai or on the pitch of Pakistan, it will not matter to them. The skills they have and the fighting spirit they have is different from other teams. They have defeated teams like South Africa, England.
Top-4 from Aakash Chopra to Raina
Former Indian bowler Zaheer Khan has chosen Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa along with India for the Champions Trophy 2025. Kevin Pietersen believes that apart from India, Pakistan, England, and Australia will be the top teams to reach the semi-finals. Indian cricketer Murali Vijay has chosen Pakistan, Australia and South Africa along with Team India for the semi-finals.
Whereas, Akash Chopra has described New Zealand, South Africa, and Afghanistan as the strongest contenders in the race for the semi-finals apart from India for the Champions Trophy (Champions Trophy 2025). Sanjay Bangar believes that apart from India, Pakistan, Australia, and South Africa will play in the semi-finals.
While Deep Das Gupta believes that India, Pakistan, South Africa, and Australia are strong contenders in the race for the semi-finals. Along with this, Suresh Raina has chosen Australia, South Africa, and Afghanistan along with India as the teams reaching the semi-finals.