About this episode
In this episode of the Top Order Podcast, Jamie, Baldy, Binksy and Stu preview the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy held in Pakistan and Dubai. We start the show with one of Baldy's famous explainers, before discussing the favourites, the each-way chances and the outsiders. That means covering India, Australia, New Zealand, England, South Africa, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in an attempt to predict who will lift the trophy on Sunday 9 March. Questions include: Can anyone stop Rohit Sharma's India? Do Australia deserve to be among the favourites after the loss of Starc, Cummins, Hazlewood & Co.? Have the Black Caps timed their run to perfection? Is this one tournament too early for an England white-ball side still under construction? Will the likes of Klaasen and Rabada power South Africa into the final? Can Babar Azam whip the home crowd into a frenzy? Are Ibrahim & Gurbaz going to repeat their T20 WC heroics? Do Bangladesh have any chance at all? And so much more! We'll be back in your feed with regular updates throughout the tournament. If you've enjoyed listening and/or watching, please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook, and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including conversations with Mike Hesson, Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening. 0:00 Intro 1:15 Tournament explainer 3:55 India 14:05 Australia 25:10 New Zealand 34:50 England 44:40 South Africa 51:40 Pakistan 59:30 Afghanistan 1:04:55 Bangladesh 1:06:45 Tournament predictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices