Former Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan was named the official brand ambassador for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The tournament begins from February 19 with hosts Pakistan taking on New Zealand in the campaign opener.
Meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan is the third-highest run-getter in the ICC Champions Trophy. He scored 701 runs in the tournament including three centuries. Thus it is very fitting that the southpaw was named the brand ambassador for the tournament.
Shikhar Dhawan's Champions Trophy Numbers - 701 Runs, Three Centuries, Three Fifties
Dhawan won the golden bats in back to back editions of the Champions Trophy. He won the first golden bat in the 2013 Champions Trophy where he scored 363 runs in five games at an average of 90.75 including two hundreds and a fifty. In the 2017 edition, he scored with 338 runs at an average of 67.60 in five matches with two fifties and a hundred. In both editions, he ended as the top-scorer in the tournament.
"Some of my most cherished cricketing memories come from playing in the Champions Trophy, and I'm thrilled to be a part of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as an ambassador, In the coming weeks, we will see the world's best teams pouring their heart and soul into every match, with everything they have worked for on the line. It is a tournament full of passion, pride, and determination, and that's what makes it such a thrilling and emotional journey for everyone involved," said Dhawan.
Dhawan's involvement as an ambassador will see him promote the spirit of the game and highlight the excitement and intensity of the Champions Trophy. With a legacy built on outstanding performances in the tournament, Dhawan's presence promises to further elevate the tournament's prestige. His consistency in ICC tournaments for India makes him among the best to have played in those events.
India begin their Champions Trophy campaign against Bangladesh on February 20. The much anticipated India-Pakistan clash will be played in Dubai on March 23. The Men in Blue then take on the Kiwis on March 2. India will play all their matches in Dubai.
India's squad for ICC Champions Trophy, 2025: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy
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