The much-awaited ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played from February 19 in Pakistan and the UAE. The eight teams are divided into two groups for the tournament's opening stage. Each team will play three group-stage matches, with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals.
Here is the list of captains of all eight teams in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
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Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian cricket team in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. Under Rohit's captaincy, India won the T20 World Cup 2024 in the Caribbean.
Nazmul Hossain Shanto will lead Bangladesh in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. Bangladesh are being considered as the underdog for the upcoming tournament.
Star spinner Mitchell Santner will lead New Zealand in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. This will also be his first assignment as captain in an ICC tournament.
Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. Afghanistan has done well as a team in the last two ICC events - 2023 ODI World Cup and 2024 T20 World Cup.
Jos Buttler will lead England in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. Under Buttler's captaincy, England had disappointing performance in the last two ICC events - 2023 ODI World Cup and 2024 T20 World Cup - and they will look to bounce back.
Pat Cummins will lead Australia in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. Cummins, who led Australia to the famous 2023 ODI World Cup in India, has been a charismatic captain for Australia in the last few years.
Temba Bavuma will lead South Africa in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. Having lost to India in the finals of T20 World Cup 2024, South Africa will look to go one step further in the upcoming ICC event.
Despite being the hosts of the Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan haven't announced their squad for the upcoming ICC event till now. However, wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan is likely to lead Pakistan in the upcoming event as he is the current white ball skipper of his team.
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