Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra chose Pakistan’s prowess in ODI cricket as one of their strengths before the 2025 Champions Trophy as well. He also stated that Pakistan’s batters are at their best in the longer white-ball format as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “If you see their overall team, they are actually an ODI team. They are not a team that does well in Tests, where they rely a lot on their spinners and win at home only. The fast bowling is decent, but if you see their batting order, it’s not suited for T20s and Tests. When you are somewhere in the middle, you say they are a very good ODI team. They look like a solid ODI team. When I look at their batting, whether it’s Fakhar Zaman, Saud Shakeel, Babar Azam or Mohammad Rizwan, the best of them comes out in ODIs.”

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However, Aakash Chopra chose Pakistan’s familiarity with the conditions at home and in Dubai as a huge positive heading into the
2025 Champions Trophy.

“They know the conditions better than anybody else and that is a huge strength. When they come to Dubai, they know the conditions very well there too. They also played a tri-nation series at home recently. This team’s recent form has been excellent. They have won the last three ODIs series (before the recent tri-series at home). They are coming after beating South Africa and Australia in away series. So the recent form is outstanding and playing at home is an advantage,” Aakash Chopra concluded.