New Delhi, March 5 -- Hours after India head coach Gautam Gambhir shut down the debate of India having an 'undue advantage of playing all their Champions Trophy 2025 games in a single venue, veteran pacer Mohammed Shami opined it has been a blessing in disguise for him, personally.

Although Pakistan is the host of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, India are playing all their games in Dubai after BCCI refused to send its team across borders due to security reasons.

The decision irked a few cricketers like Naseer Hussain, Michael Atherton, Jos Buttler an Rassie van der Dussen, who took a dig at the Indian team stating the Men in Blue were given an undeniable advantage of playing all their games at the same venue.

For Mohammed Shami, who is ...