{"id":249667,"date":"2025-03-01T17:48:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T17:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/01\/who-will-team-india-face-in-icc-champions-trophy-2025-semi-final-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-03-01T17:48:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T17:48:21","slug":"who-will-team-india-face-in-icc-champions-trophy-2025-semi-final-cricket-news-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/01\/who-will-team-india-face-in-icc-champions-trophy-2025-semi-final-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Who will Team India face in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final? | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-118652022,imgsize-99126,width-400,resizemode-4\/118652022.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Who will Team India face in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final? 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