BCCI vice president Rajiv Shukla "confident" of India's win over Australia in semi-final

New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): Ahead of the semi-final clash between India and Australia in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025, BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla said that he is "very confident" that Men in Blue will go on to win the match against Steve Smith-led side at the Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday.

Once again, the knockout stage of an ICC tournament sets the stage for high drama, fireworks, and thrilling cricket. India's clash with Australia is no exception, as both teams bring history, rivalry, and recent form into the mix.

There's no question the Indians will have 2023 on their mind... and perhaps even the recent Border-Gavaskar series played down under.

One thing that can't be questioned is Australia's capacity to rise to the challenge in the biggest games, even without the presence of several key contributors.

"I am very confident, India should win. All our players are in form, they are focussed. They are excited to win this match. They have won consecutive matches. They are confident of winning. They will win and enter the final," Rajiv Shukla said while speaking to ANI.

Further, Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami's coach Badruddin Siddiqui shared his views on the semi-final encounter between the two sides.

"Australian cricket team is playing with inexperienced bowling but still is a great team... Indian team is also performing well... The combination of batters and quality spinners in the Indian team is great..." Badruddin Siddiqui said.

Squads:

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Australia: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa. (ANI)

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