With the Champions Trophy 2025 around the corner, India skipper Rohit Sharma expressed his desire to win the showpiece ICC tournament.

While the Men in Blue won the coveted trophy in 2013, they lost to arch-rivals Pakistan in the final of the 2017 edition.

The marquee event will get underway on February 19 in Karachi with the Pakistan versus New Zealand clash, while India will begin their campaign against Bangladesh on February 20 at the Dubai International Stadium.

The high-octane India versus Pakistan fixture is slated to be held in Dubai on February 23. Rohit downplayed the upcoming contest against the fierce rivals, saying it is just another game and his side will prepare for it just like they do for every other game.

"Look, I think in the past two or three years, I've spoken a lot about that game. It's just a game for us. We will try and do what is required for any cricket team to do on that particular day," Rohit told Star Sports during the BCCI's annual Naman Awards.

"No special mentioning about, from our side at least, about that particular game. We just want to show up there and show up well," he added.

India and Pakistan faced each other in the T20 World Cup 2024 in USA, where the former registered a thrilling victory.

With the T20 World Cup triumph last year, India ended their 11-year-long ICC trophy drought. Now, it needs to be seen whether India can replicate the same performance in the upcoming Champions Trophy.

"There's no time for you to take the pedal off the gas. You always want to be there and, you know, be ready for that challenge. We recently finished the T20 World Cup, which was superb for us. Now we look forward to another one, which is in a few weeks' time," Rohit stated.

"Look, everyone's, you know, being, getting prepared in their own fashion. A lot of the guys are playing domestic cricket, and a lot of the guys are playing international cricket as well. When the time comes, it's all about just getting your mind right and focusing on what lies ahead," he remarked.