Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has praised captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir's decision to include spinner Varun Chakravarthy in the team for the final group-stage match of the Champions Trophy. His five-wicket haul against New Zealand helped India win by 44 runs.

Spinner Varun Chakravarthy did most of the damage as India beat New Zealand by 44 runs to win Group A and set up a Champions Trophy semifinal match against Australia.

India and Australia are set to face each other in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai. What are the playing conditions set for semifinals? What will happen if it rains in the match?

India defeated New Zealand in Group A league matches. The team is in first place on the points table with six points. Although New Zealand and India both qualified for the semi-finals, this match was crucial to deciding who would compete against Australia and South Africa,

The much-awaited first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will see India take on Australia. The match will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday (March 4). India, who topped Group A, will have scores to settle as Australia beat them in the 2023 World Cup final.

Full squads list for the ICC Champions Trophy, which is being held in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates from 19 February to 9 March 2025. ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 schedule Mohammad Rizwan (capt),

The ICC's Event Technical Committee approved Cooper Connolly's inclusion in the Australian squad early on Monday.