Digital Desk: Team India's squad for Champions Trophy 2025 was announced by captain Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar in a press conference on Saturday. Shubman Gill was named the new vice-captain for the Indian side, succeeding Hardik Pandya.
KL Rahul and Rishab Pant were selected as wicket-keeper batsmen over Sanju Samson. While Kuldeep Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, and Mohammed Shami returned to the squad. Another big name, pacer Mohammed Siraj could not manage to find a place in the squad.
Four spinners, chosen for the major ICC tournament were Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, and Washington Sundar.
The main pacer for the Indian side, Jasprit Bumrah's fitness is still a major concern as he suffered a back spasm during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2024/25. Ajit Agarkar said that Bumrah's fitness status will be updated by the BCCI in the first week of February.
Commenting on Bumrah's fitness Ajit Agarkar said in the press conference, "We are waiting on Jasprit Bumrah's fitness and will know his status in early February from BCCI's medical team."
According to reports, the final list of squad must be submitted to the International Cricket Council (ICC) by February 11. The much-awaited tournament is starting on February 19 and the final is scheduled for March 9, 2025.
India is placed with arch-rival Pakistan in Group A and will play all its matches in Dubai.
Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill(vc), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishab Pant, Ravindra Jadeja.
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