Virat Kohli & Babar Azam’s Heartwarming Moment Wins Hearts Ahead Of IND vs PAK Champions Trophy Clash | Watch

Ahead of the high-voltage IND vs PAK clash in the Champions Trophy 2025, Virat Kohli and Babar Azam shared a heartwarming moment on the field. Scroll to watch.

IND vs PAK: In the most anticipated match of the Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.

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India took on Pakistan in the fifth group-stage match of the Champions Trophy 2025 match on February 23 (Sunday) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The high-voltage IND vs PAK clash, like in any other tournament, stands as the most anticipated match of the Champions Trophy 2025. While fans from both the nations always stand divided, they were treated with a heartwarming moment between the batting stalwarts from both the countries, Virat Kohli and Babar Azam.

Ahead of the IND vs PAK clash on Sunday, Virat Kohli and Babar Azam shared a heartwarming moment. As Babar, fully padded up, stepped out to open alongside Imam-ul-Haq, Kohli greeted him with a warm embrace. This gesture of sportsmanship between the two batting greats quickly went viral, resonating with cricket fans worldwide in the midst of a high-stakes IND vs PAK encounter.

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Here's the video of the moment:

pic.twitter.com/S1zciHZkWN

— kuchbhi@1234567 (@kuchbhi12341416) February 23, 2025

Have a look at the social media reactions on Virat Kohli's gesture to Babar Azam:

Virat Kohli and Babar Azam before the match start.

- Beautiful pictures from Dubai..!!!! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/lJLVXY9mRs

— Praveen kumar (@Naninaidu98) February 23, 2025

Virat Kohli gave Babar Azam an encouraging pat on the back as he stepped up to bat. #PAKvIND #CT25 pic.twitter.com/eTgKWlBXa9

— Imran Riaz Khan فین (@exsend99) February 23, 2025

Virat Kohli & Babar Azam on the field together! What a treat for fans 🇮🇳🇵🇰❤️❤️🔥🔥#ChampionsTrophy2025 #tapmad #DontStopStreaming #CatchEveryMatch pic.twitter.com/HoIA7FudYW

— Mubashir Hassan (@MubashirHa45099) February 23, 2025

Virat Kohli and Babar Azam before the match start.

- Beautiful pictures from Dubai..!!!! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/005lqtzQqy

— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) February 23, 2025

Babar Azam and Virat Kohli. pic.twitter.com/ZWY48uuKvk

— 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞 (@CallMeSheri1) February 23, 2025

Coming to the IND vs PAK match, Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and opted to bat first. While both the Pakistan openers, Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq looked to be in fine touch, both were dismissed in quick succession as India reduced the arch-rivals to 47-2 in 9.2 overs.