India, March 1 -- India have already qualified for the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-finals and one Group A fixture against New Zealand, which will decide the final outlook of the standings. Rohit Sharma and Co. have faced criticism from former and current players of other teams and experts of having 'home advantage' of playing in the same venue. Notably even Aussie skipper Pat Cummins, who withdrew from the tournament due to injury, criticised ICC's decision to make India play in only one venue, Dubai.

Due to geo-political tensions with Pakistan, the Indian cricket team didn't travel to the host nation and requested for a neutral venue, which was granted by ICC. India will play all their matches in Dubai, which is also the semi-final, and ...