- The Champions Trophy will start on February 19. Team India is fully prepared for it. At the same time, Gautam Gambhir is busy making a player enter from the back door who is playing the Champions Trophy.
Gautam Gambhir: Only a few days are left for the start of the Champions Trophy 2025. Before that, the eyes of Indian cricket fans are fixed on the squad of Team India. If media reports are to be believed, India’s 15-member squad can be announced on Sunday or Monday. But, before that, the team has been announced for the T20 series to be played against England. In which a player considered close to head coach Gautam Gambhir has been selected. After which speculations have started that Gambhir can include this player in the Champions Trophy squad through the back door. Let’s know about that player…?
Gautam Gambhir’s favorite got selected against England
A 5-match T20 series is to be played against England from January 22. Team India has been announced for this series. In which Varun Chakraborty, a player considered close to Gautam Gambhir, has been selected. Gambhir loves this player from KKR. Last year, Gambhir saw Chakraborty playing closely while being the mentor of KKR. Due to his kindness, he returned to the team after the year 2021. After Gambhir became the head coach, Varun Chakraborty has been getting continuous opportunities. Now after South Africa, he will be seen playing in the T20 series against England.
Varun Chakraborty may get a place in the Champions Trophy
Gautam Gambhir can include Team India’s leg spinner bowler Varun Chakraborty in the squad for Champions Trophy 2025. Because Kuldeep Yadav is injured. He has not even started bowling practice yet and he has not been selected for the T20 series against England. If media reports are to be believed, Kuldeep Yadav may be out of the Champions Trophy. In his place, the head coach can make Varun Chakraborty enter the team as a spinner.
He was shown the way out due to poor performance
Varun Chakraborty’s career has not been special. He made his T20 International debut for the Indian team in the year 2021. He was also selected for the T20 World Cup 2021 this year. Where he could not perform well and was shown the way out due to poor performance. Then under Surya’s captaincy, his luck shined against Bangladesh and he got entry into Team India. Varun has so far taken a total of 15 wickets in 11 T20 International matches for the Indian team.