The Champions Trophy 2025 is just a couple of days away and the teams have been practicing hard to get their hands on the title on March 9. Although, it is going to be tough tournament as a single loss can vanish the chances for the semi-finals, there are a few teams who are considered as a strong side and can stun all the teams in the upcoming tournament.
In order to win the Champions Trophy in 2025, captaincy is going to be crucial for the all the participating teams. However, only one captain is going to lift the title at the end of the tournament. In the following listicle, we will have a look at the top five captains who are favourites to lead their team to an ICC title in Champions Trophy 2025.
5 Captains to look out for in Champions Trophy 2025
5. Temba Bavuma
South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma will be a player to look out for in the Champions Trophy. Bavuma has done a great job as captain in the last couple of years, where he led the Proteas to the semi–final of the ODI World Cup in 2023 and the World Test Championship final in 2025. However, Temba Bavuma and South Africa are yet to win an ICC title and will aim to finally break the drought in the Champions Trophy 2025.
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4. Mohammad Rizwan
Pakistan will be coming as defending champions in the Champions Trophy 2025. Apart from that, they will have the home advantage and are considered as favourites to win the competition. Pakistani skipper Mohammad Rizwan has also done a great job as skipper in the last few months. In his captaincy, Pakistan recently won the ODI series in Australia and South Africa respectively. Now, Rizwan has a great chance to win his first ICC tournament as a skipper in front of his home crowd.
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3. Mitchell Santner
New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner can stun every team with his brilliant captaincy skills in the Champions Trophy 2025. Santner recently led New Zealand to the ODI Tri Series in Pakistan and will go ahead with a lot of confidence in the upcoming tournament. This is also going to be Santner’s first ODI tournament as captain and it will be interesting to see how the Black Caps will finish in his captaincy in the Champions Trophy.
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2. Rohit Sharma
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma is among the top contenders to lead Men in Blue to the Champions Trophy title on March 9. Rohit Sharma now has an ICC title as captain after he led India to the T20 World Cup in 2024. He will be looking to lead his side to consecutive ICC title in a span of eight months.
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1. Steve Smith
After Pat Cummins' exit from the squad, Steve Smith is set to lead Australia in the Champions Trophy 2025. However, the current ODI world champions aren’t looking great ahead of the big tournament due to multiple injuries and also recently lost an ODI series in Sri Lanka. However, Smith and the Australian team can’t be taken lightly ahead of an ICC tournament, especially seeing their previous records.
