- Rohit Sharma: Rohit Sharma may be dropped from the team for the Champions Trophy 2025. BCCI may appoint Hardik Pandya as captain in his place. Is there any strategy being made regarding this…
Rohit Sharma: For the first time since 2017, the Champions Trophy is being organized next year .
Pakistan will host this tournament in 2025. Pakistan is also the defending champion. Team India has started preparing for this tournament. Keeping the Champions Trophy in mind, the BCCI is going to make many changes in the Indian team this time. The appointment of the new captain is the most discussed topic. There are speculations that the board is looking at Hardik Pandya as the captain for the Champions Trophy 2025. What is the complete news, let’s take a look at it…
Rohit Sharma will be out of Champions Trophy from 2025 !
Currently, the ODI captain of Team India is Rohit Sharma . After becoming the winner of T20 World Cup 2024, it was announced that Rohit Sharma will be the captain of the Indian team in the Champions Trophy. But now the situation has changed.
The pressure on Hitman to retire is increasing continuously. His performance as a captain and player in the last few matches in Test cricket has been disappointing. If Rohit Sharma faces a humiliating defeat on the Australian tour, he may announce retirement from all formats.
Hardik Pandya may get the responsibility
If Rohit Sharma decides to retire from all formats before the Champions Trophy 2025, then the Board of Control for Cricket in India can appoint star all-rounder Hardik Pandya as the new captain of Team India. Pandya is a strong contender to become the captain of India after Rohit in ODI cricket. He also has captaincy experience. Pandya has captained India in 3 ODIs, in which the team won 2 matches and lost one.
Suspense over Team India playing Champions Trophy 2025
Talking about this ICC tournament, there is a huge uproar over Team India’s participation in the Champions Trophy. The BCCI has clearly informed the ICC that Team India will not be sent to Pakistan. After which the ICC has asked the PCB to organize the Champions Trophy 2025 in a hybrid model, but the Pakistan Cricket Board is not ready for this at the moment. In such a situation, now it remains to be seen what big decision the ICC takes in the coming time.