Such is the format of the Champions Trophy that even one defeat can jeopardise a team's chances of making it to the semifinals, and Pakistan must be licking its wounds while thinking that after their loss in the tournament opener against New Zealand on Wednesday in Karachi. But focus shifts to India's big stars in match number two, as stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma take the field against Bangladesh in another Group-A game, this time in Dubai.
The forced fourth venue for the tournament -- the Dubai International Cricket Stadium -- was brought in by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after India refused to play in Pakistan and the tournament turned hybrid.