India will begin their Champions Trophy campaign against Bangladesh on February 20 in Dubai, which will host all of India's matches as part of the hybrid nature of the tournament, and have five spinners in their squad. But former off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels that the bowling attack is a little too spin-heavy for the pitch at the Dubai International Stadium.
While Pakistan is the official host nation of the tournament making its return for the first time since 2017, India's refusal to travel across the border to participate led to the hybrid arrangement, which was agreed to after much wrangling between the International Cricket Council, Pakistan Cricket Board and the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
