Defending champions India have been seeded second and will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening cricket match of next year’s ICC Champions Trophy after the two countries were on Wednesday placed in the same group for the event to be held in England.
The Asian powerhouses will go head to head at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on June 4.
The 18-day tournament will run from June 1 to 18 and will also see matches played at the Cardiff Wales Stadium in Cardiff and The Oval in London.