- The Indian selectors will have to do a lot of brainstorming to select Team India for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 starting in February. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will announce the team on January 12.…
The Indian selectors will have to do a lot of brainstorming to select Team India for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 starting in February. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will announce the team on January 12. But before that, questions arose in the minds of fans about all the senior players including Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. In this episode, a big update has come in a media report on the Indian team to be selected for the Champions Trophy 2025.
Yashasvi Jaiswal will enter the team for Champions Trophy 2025
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BCCI has started preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. As per the ICC’s order, BCCI will have to announce the team on January 12. But before that, a big update has been received regarding Indian young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal.
A report in Express Sports claims that the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee wants to include him in the squad for the Champions Trophy. However, he will be selected as a backup opener. If Shubman Gill or Rohit Sharma are not available for any reason, Yashasvi Jaiswal will replace them in the playing XI.
Hardik Pandya will get a big shock
Hardik Pandya was given the responsibility of vice-captain of Team India in the T20 World Cup played in June 2024. But Jasprit Bumrah can play this role in the Champions Trophy 2025. However, he is sure to be selected in the playing eleven. Apart from this, Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson will also be selected in the team.
Both of them will be given a place in the team as backup wicketkeepers. KL Rahul is the team’s first choice for wicketkeeping. He showed signs of returning to form by performing well with the bat in the recently played Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
TEAM INDIA CHAMPIONS TROPHY UPDATES. [Express Sports]
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– Rohit, Gill, Kohli, Iyer in Top order.
– KL Rahul likely to be first WK.
– Yashasvi Jaiswal as Backup opener
– Pant & Samson in the race of backup WK spot
– Hardik Pandya inevitable pick in the 11 pic.twitter.com/DNxp7eDRKm
This could be the top order of Team India
If we talk about the top order of the Indian team for the Champions Trophy 2025, then Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will come for the opening. The dashing batsman Virat Kohli will be sent to bat at number three. While Shreyas Iyer can make a splash at number four. He impressed the audience and the selectors by scoring 325 runs at an average of 325 with the help of two centuries in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25, after which he is going to return to the team after five months.
Team India for Champions Trophy 2025 could be like this: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jaspreet Bumrah (vice-captain), Mohammad Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami