Former India player Aakash Chopra has said that New Zealand can beat the Indian team in their 2025 Champions Trophy clash but he wasn’t sure whether they would be able to do so as well. He added that New Zealand have a decent bowling attack, with Kyle Jamieson being one of the bowlers who has always stepped up against India. Notably, India will play against New Zealand in their final 2025 Champions Trophy Group A game in Dubai on Sunday, March 2 as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “They can beat us, but I don’t know whether they will be able to beat us or not. I feel they will play not once but twice. India-New Zealand will be played twice in this Champions Trophy, once now and once in the final. The team (New Zealand) is balanced and they have three good spinners. Their fast bowling is relatively inexperienced. However, William O’Rourke and Matt Henry have height. They have also got Jamieson now, and I don’t know what happens to Jamieson as he always does well against India. They have three spinners in Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell.”

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However, Aakash Chopra also added that India have won their last two ODIs against New Zealand ahead of their 2025 Champions Trophy clash as well.

“Everyone plays spin well in their batting. It’s a phenomenal team. They can trouble us, but I will not say that they will come and beat us because we beat them in Dharamsala and the semi-final in the 2023 World Cup. So it’s not that we collapse against New Zealand. The team is good. They will challenge and push us. However, will we lose? I don’t think we are going to lose that easily because we are also coming with momentum. If they are coming after playing well, we are also coming after playing well. I see a very good contest on the day,” Aakash Chopra concluded.