At the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, India defeated Bangladesh by a commanding six wickets to begin their Champions Trophy 2025 campaign. After a difficult middle overs phase, Indian vice-captain Shubman Gill’s undefeated century (101* off 129 balls) helped the Men in Blue easily defeat Bangaldesh’s meagre 228-run total.
After overcoming the first obstacle, everyone is focused on Sunday’s thrilling matchup against bitter rivals Pakistan at the same location. For the two nearby countries, it’s a crucial game.
IND vs PAK: What It Means for Two Teams?
It’s a game of life or death for Pakistan after their defeat to New Zealand in the tournament’s opening round, while a win would almost guarantee India a spot in the competition’s knockout stage.
In-match ICC Events between India and Pakistan:
India has only lost four of their 21 meetings, making them the better team in the ICC competitions. Remarkably, three of these losses occurred in the ICC Champions Trophy in five meetings, including one that still bothers Indian supporters today—the 2017 Champions Trophy final one.
IIT Baba’s IND vs PAK Prediction
The majority of observers think that Team India is the overwhelming favourite going into this match given the two nations’ recent performance. Nevertheless, IIT Baba’s audacious prediction—that the Men in Blue won’t win the match no matter how hard they try—went viral online.
In addition, he advised Virat Kohli, the standout batsman for India, and the other players to exert every effort to reverse the outcome he had foreseen.
Even Virat Kohli Can’t Help India Win
“Iss baar hum harwa denge unko. Tab to maanoge. Iss baar mein pehle se bol raha hu. Iss baar India nahi jeetegi. Ab tum chahe Virat Kohli ko aur baaki sabko bol do ki aidi choti ka jor laga ke jeet ke dikha tum ab. (This time I will make them lose. Then you will believe me. I have been saying this since before. This time India will not win. Now you can tell Virat Kohli and everyone else that you try as much as they want but they won’t),” the IIT Baba, said on a live stream.
“Ab Maine mana kar diya hai ke nahi jeetegi to nahi jeetegi, ab kya bhagwaan bade ho ya tum bade ho (Now, if I have said no they will not win, then they not win. Now is God (referring to himself) is bigger or you (cricketers),” he added.
