How many ODI matches will the Indian team play before the Champions Trophy in February, read the full statistics

The atmosphere is already being prepared for the ICC Champions Trophy. There has already been a lot of commotion regarding the tournament being conducted by Pakistan. India has refused to go and play in Pakistan, against which the Pakistan Cricket Board made a lot of fuss. Eventually he was forced to accept the BCCI’s demand to hold the tournament in a hybrid model. The Indian team will play all their matches outside Pakistan. This mega event is to be held between February 19 and March 9.

The Indian team has received a big blow from the defeat against Australia in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. The form of captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli on this tour has made the team management sleepless before the Champions Trophy. Both the giants are going to play an important role in the tournament, but due to continuous flops, questions are being raised whether they will be given a chance or not. However, the BCCI has already made it clear that Rohit will captain Team India in the Champions Trophy.

Before entering the Champions Trophy, the Indian team will have only 3 ODI matches for preparation. The tournament is to be played in this format and Team India will strengthen their preparations by playing a series against England next month. India is scheduled to play the first match of the Champions Trophy on February 20. Before this, the first ODI against England will be played in Nagpur on February 6. The second match will be played on February 9 in Cuttack while the last ODI match will be played on February 12 in Ahmedabad.

It may be mentioned that the Indian team played only three ODI matches last year i.e. 2024. In which he had to face defeat. Only three ODIs came to the account of the team in the whole year and after this now the team will play ODIs again. It means that the preparation of the Indian team for the 50 overs match is not complete. Everyone has until January 12 to announce their squad for the Champions Trophy. It is believed that there will be almost the same squad for the ODI series against England and the Champions Trophy. There may be one or two changes.