On Saturday, January 18, India captain Rohit Sharma and Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief selector Ajit Agarkar attented a press convention to announce a 15-man squad for the approaching Champions Trophy 2025, which might be co-hosted by Pakistan and the UAE.
In latest squad has 4 gamers lacking from the unit which performed the ODI World Cup in 2023, which they misplaced to Australia in Ahmedadad. The largest miss this time is Mohammed Siraj, who shared the brand new ball in virtually each recreation throughout the ODI World Cup. As a substitute of him, India have opted to select Arshdeep Singh, who will add a brand new dimension along with his left-arm angle.
In the meantime, the largest addition must be that of Rishabh Pant, who pipped one other severe contendor in Sanju Samson. Pant was absent from the squad for the ODI World Cup as he was recovering from the horrific accident he suffered in December 2022.
Opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal and spin-bowling all-rounder Axar Patel have earned their spots within the Champions Trophy squad. Axar was part of the 50-over World Cup squad however he was injured forward of the match and subsequently changed by Ravichandran Ashwin, who lately retired from worldwide cricket. Yashasvi has acquired an ODI call-up for the primary time for the England sequence which precedes the Champions Trophy. Washington Sundar can also be a brand new addition into the squad.
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Aside from Siraj, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, and Shardul Thakur have not managed to carry on to their spots from the ODI World Cup. In the meantime, Prasidh Krishna changed Hardik within the ODI World Cup squad after the Baroda all-rounder injured his ankle throughout the match in opposition to Bangladesh. The Karnataka pacer has not been named within the Champions Trophy lineup.
India’s Champions Trophy 2025 squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja
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