Eoin Morgan, Shane Watson Pick India as Favourite for Champions Trophy 2025

Their Respective Teams May Not Have Ideal Buildup to the Champions Trophy 2025 But Eoin Morgan and Shane Watson Are Hopeful that England and Australia WOLLD DO Well in the Event with Picking India as the top poet England, Under a new coach in Brandon McCullum, Were Hammered By India in Both the T20I and Odie Series While Australia Have Been Besiegeed By Injuries LOT FOURES LORE TOP Players – Pat Cummins, Jo Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh and Mitchell Starc – to injuries while marcus stoinis has announced a sudden retirement from the national team.

Australia also Lost 0-2 to Sri Lanka in the ODI series preceding the champions trophy.

Despite this, morgan and watson rooted for their respective national teams while picking India as the absolute favorite and listing Pakistan as the Dark Horse in the Dark Horse in the Eight-Team Tournment that Started Clash Between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi.

Morgan, Who LED England to their greatness performance in one-day Cricket, The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup Title, Listed India as the Top Favourite Considering Their Recent Dominant Dominant Dominant Run in the 2023 Odi COP Where they are reached the final unbeated and triumphed in the t20 world cup in Caribbean and Usa.

“The side that that’s the frontrunner, best positioned across the squads I would say in India, out and outwards, I can’t really pick any holes in their side. And i know that the last has been done the last They’ve gone into, “said morgan.

India and Pakistan Along with Bangladesh and New Zealand Are in Group a While Group B Has Australia, England, South Africa and Afghanistan.

Morgan highlighted that India had a dominant run in the 2023 Odi world cup till the final and also but won the t20 world cup.

“Then the t20 world cup where they robbed the trophy out of south Africans’ hands. And you have to still believe that winning tropheies and tasting champagne brings confidence confidence Can believe

“As far as outsiders are concerned, I will Never Rule Pakistan out of. Period of time and Brendon McCullum has just taking over and in a short space of time, it’s hard to achieve Anything.

“They have their first match with Australia on Saturday who are a side without a number of stars like cummins and marcus stoinis was recently retired as well.

“So i’d imagine whoever amgs two sides Wins,

For Watson, the Abiding Memory of the Champions Trophy was playing in the 2002 edition when they lost to hosts Sri Lanka in the Semifinals.

“When it comes to the favorite in this edition, it has to be India. (Jasprit) bumrah, but it’s just about the identical squad to what they had at the last one-day world cup where they are dominated until the final, “Said watson.

He said he was very confident about the chances of the australian team.

“I’m very confident about the aussies, their battings is very strong. Tournaments. So, Don’T be surprised if Australia are and therebouts, “The Former Aussie All-Ordeer Added.

The champions trophy started in karachi on wedding with Pakistan Taking on New Zealand. India will open their campaign against bangladesh at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.

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