- Team India’s fast bowler Mohammed Siraj may be dropped from the Champions Trophy 2025 team. Mohammad Shami, a rising young fast bowler, can be included as a replacement.
Mohammed Siraj: The countdown to the Champions Trophy has begun. Host Pakistan will play the opening match of this tournament with New Zealand on 19 February. At the same time, Team India will start its campaign against Bangladesh on 20 February. But, before that, news is coming out that fast bowler Mohammed Siraj may be dropped from the Champions Trophy 2025. While in his place, a new young fast bowler can be selected for the first time in an ICC event, who can blow the senses of the batsmen of the opposition team by bowling at a speed of 155 kilometers per hour.
Mohammed Siraj may be out of Champions Trophy 2025
After the defeat against Australia in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, Team India will face a tough test in the Champions Trophy. Earlier, Team India had won the Champions Trophy in 2013. It has been more than a decade since India won this tournament. But, the trophy drought is not over.
In such a situation, before retiring, Rohit Sharma would like to make India the champion in the Champions Trophy after the T20 World Cup 2024 this year. But fast bowler Mohammad Siraj can be dropped because he has not performed well in white-ball cricket since the Asia Cup 2023. Last year, he played a total of three matches and could add only three wickets to his account.
This young fast bowler may get a chance to replace
India will play all its matches of the Champions Trophy in Dubai. Before that, there can be huge changes in the squad of Team India. In which many young players can be selected. In batting, the names of Tilak Verma and Riyan Parag are far ahead in the race. While in bowling, the magician of speed Mayank Yadav can be selected in place of Mohammed Siraj in the Champions Trophy.
Due to his speed in the IPL, he made a lot of headlines. This 22-year-old young player got a chance to debut in T20 against Bangladesh this year. In that match, he bowled very well and took 4 wickets in 3 matches.
Mayank has bowled the ball at the speed of 156.7 mph
Mayank Yadav has impressed a lot in IPL. He left Umran Malik behind in terms of speed. Mayank was a part of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2024 last year. He created history by bowling at a speed of 156.7 kilometers per hour. This ball of his was counted among the fastest balls of the season,