India, Feb. 28 -- Former England captains Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton left the Indian cricket fraternity furious earlier this week after they claimed that the Rohit Sharma-led side has an "undeniable advantage" of playing all its matches at one venue, unlike the rest of the 2025 Champions Trophy participating teams. After Sunil Gavaskar, former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer hit back as he reminded the two of the 2023 ODI World Cup.

The Indian government did not allow the national team to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. BCCI, hence, proposed the hybrid model, and Dubai was picked as the neutral venue for all their matches.

Speaking on the Sky Sports Podcast, Nasser and Atherton felt playing at one venue gave India the...