New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- The India vs Pakistan encounter at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is round the corner with the much-awaited contest set to take place at Dubai Cricket Stadium on February 23. While India won the Champions Trophy twice in 2002 and 2013, Pakistan's only title came in 2017.

The one-day internationals took a backseat in 2024 - a year which was largely dominated by the T20 World Cup in USA and West Indies and the race for the World Test Championship final. Notably, Pakistan is hosting an ICC event for the first time in 30 years, thus marking the return of the competition after a hiatus of eight years.

Although the India vs Pakistan rivalry goes back to several decades, both teams met each other only five times at the ICC...