India, March 9 -- As India takes on New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final in Dubai, bets worth up to Rs.5,000 crore have been placed on the game.

The international betting market sees India as the favourites, NDTV reported quoting sources, while also adding that many of the bookies are linked to the underworld.

The report also suggested that Dawood Ibrahim's gang 'D Company' is involved in betting on big cricket matches in Dubai. According to the report, several big bookies have been gathering in the city that has hosted all of India's fixtures during big clashes.

Delhi police's crime branch has apprehended at least five big bookies during the ongoing Champions Trophy. The investigation brought forth the Dubai angle after ...