Cricket - India v Australia - World Twenty20 cricket tournament - Mohali, India - 27/03/2016. India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (R) speaks with his teammate Virat Kohli. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - RTSCFBZ
LONDON (Reuters) - India will begin their ICC Champions Trophy title defence with a mouthwatering Group B clash against arch-rivals Pakistan in next year's tournament in England, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Wednesday.
Second in importance only to the World Cup and featuring the top eight teams in the world, the 2013 edition was supposed to be the last but the ICC decided it should continue.
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