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Published: 05:07 11 February 2025
Bangladesh has reached a new milestone in the long history of the Champions Trophy. This time, Bangladesh is second only to Australia, where no other team other than Australia is going to participate with so many cricketers who have played in this tournament before.
Although Bangladesh's performance or statistics are not in the top three, reaching the semi-finals in 2017 is an important moment in their history. However, this time, Bangladesh is second only to Australia in terms of experience in playing the Champions Trophy.
Australia, who have participated in almost every edition, will field six experienced cricketers in this year's squad—Steve Smith, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, and Josh Hazlewood, several of whom have played in this tournament before.
Bangladesh's previous Champions Trophy players include Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Soumya Sarkar, Mostafizur Rahman, and Taskin Ahmed, who led Bangladesh to the semi-finals in 2017.
India, Pakistan, England, New Zealand, and South Africa are all returning to the Champions Trophy with players from their previous editions, with at least three returning faces in each team.
While there have been some dramas surrounding the Champions Trophy being held in Pakistan this time, it has been a significant milestone in cricketing history. The tournament, which was first known as the 'ICC Champions Trophy' in 2002, has featured some of the best teams in world cricket in each edition.
Bangladesh are set to be a part of this history once again, and everyone will be watching their performance.
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