India, March 4 -- "This is not our home; this is Dubai," captain Rohit Sharma said on Monday, a response that ended the narrative that the Indian team has an "undeniable advantage" of playing all their Champions Trophy matches at one venue. And if that still wasn't enough, a report claimed that an unknown pitch awaits both India and Australia in the first semifinal of the 2025 Champions Trophy on Tuesday.

During their group-stage campaign, India played on three different pitches at the Dubai International Stadium. On Tuesday, they will be served with a completely different track, which hasn't been used before, reported Cricbuzz. The pitches for the first three games-against Bangladesh, Pakistan, and New Zealand-have all been on the slowe...