Champions Trophy 2025: Like it or not, but Indian cricket team will have ‘Pakistan’ imprint on jersey
Putting an end to all speculations, the Men in Blue unveiled their jersey for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy—complete with the name of host nation Pakistan. The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) shared images of key players such as Shubhman Gill, Virat Kohli, captain Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Mohammed Shami sporting the new kit on social media last night.
The BCCI captioned the post, “These pics from today. How good.”
These pics from today 📸
How good 🤌🏻#TeamIndia | #ChampionsTrophy pic.twitter.com/yM50ArMIj5
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 17, 2025
The images ignited a storm on social media, with fans expressing excitement and backing Team India for a strong tournament.
India ki Jersey pe Pakistan likha hua hai Pakistani issi me khush ho rhe hai 😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣
— Sakshi (@SakhshiSingh) February 17, 2025
Some Peoples Were Speculating That Pakistan's Name will Not be on India's Jersey?
Where are they Now, What's This?
I'm an Indian, Supporting India. But what's the need of establishing wrong narrative and spreading hate?#INDvsPAK #ChampionsTrophy #ChampionsTrophy2025 #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/N3RqgxqSw5
— Unexpected Experts (@UnxpctedExperts) February 18, 2025
Earlier, reports claimed that India might not feature the host country’s name on their jersey. Since the Men in Blue are playing all their matches in Dubai, speculations were going on that they would not be supporting the host nation’s name. However, with the official unveiling, it is now clear that ‘Pakistan’ will indeed be imprinted on India’s jersey as per ICC regulations.
The BCCI refused to allow the Indian team to travel to Pakistan due to security reasons, leading the ICC to implement a hybrid model for the tournament. The opening ceremony in Lahore on February 16 saw a notable absence of captains, including Sharma, raising questions about whether they will participate in another scheduled ceremony before the tournament opener between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi.
All eyes are now on the high-stakes India-Pakistan clash set for February 23. The Champions Trophy returns after an eight-year hiatus, with the last edition seeing Pakistan thrash India by 180 runs in the final at The Oval.
