Predict India's 15-member squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025

What is the update on Bumrah? You think he will be fit by then? The silence on BCCIs part is astonishing.
I don't think bumrah will be fit.Rohit used him like an old ambassador instead of actual Ferrari.Hiding the news under the carpet is bcci speciality and the longer it continues the bigger the issue.as soon as the news of bumrah missing comes out, rohit and gambhir have to face more heat.with kl as first choice wk , Kuldeep missing out, Jaiswal not preferred for opening etc I don't think we are in any position to compete. let bumrah have some rest and come back stronger.
 
I think if India wants to do any change in captaincy experiment then they should have done that with RoKo in Eng series. Just thrusting them into the side right before CT would be a gamble.
 
Akash is also out of action for 1 month 🙃.should get nitish there at 7

Great. Who do we even have left? Even Siraj is reported to be stiff after the end of the Sydney Test.

At this rate, our entire first choice bowling attack will sit out of the tournament lol. Just throw in Arshdeep and Harshit to see if they manage to swim. Maybe get Prasidh as the back up.
 
Sanju Samson should be the first choice captain in my opinion. Pant could play too. But Sanju can come handy
 
So what do India have?

1) Rohit
2) Kohli
3) Gill
4) Jaiswal
5) Pant
6) Rahul
7) Sheryas
8) Pandya
9) Jadeja

^^ These are the batters? With 2 allrounders as makeshift bats?

And bowlers are?????
 
Great. Who do we even have left? Even Siraj is reported to be stiff after the end of the Sydney Test.

At this rate, our entire first choice bowling attack will sit out of the tournament lol. Just throw in Arshdeep and Harshit to see if they manage to swim. Maybe get Prasidh as the back up.
Any one but prasidh pls.A little bird is more pro active or brainy than him
 

India Star With 0 ODIs, Coached By Gautam Gambhir At KKR, Set For Champions Trophy Selection: Report​


In a rather surprising development, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner Varun Chakravarthy seems to be high up in the race for a spot in Team India's ICC Champions Trophy 2025 squad. With the deadline to announce the provisional squad on January 12, reports have suggested that Chakravarthy is one of the leading candidates for the spin-bowling spots in the team. In fact, he is seemingly ahead of a veteran like Ravindra Jadeja and a few other spin bowling stars in the selection race.

Kuldeep Yadav is also one of the strong candidates for the Champions Trophy squad but his fitness has been an issue for a while. If he is to get the selectors' nod for the Champions Trophy, he would need to first prove his fitness for England ODIs, which could be tricky. Hence, Chakravarthy has emerged as one of the leading candidates to lead India's spin-bowling attack in Dubai for the Champions Trophy, as per Indian Express.

Varun famously was picked for India's T20 World Cup squad in 2021, though the stunt didn't go as well for him. He has made a return to the team's T20 side but is yet to make his debut in the 50-over format for the international stage.

Chakravarthy played a crucial role in Kolkata Knight Riders' triumph at the IPL 2024 campaign, under the mentorship of Gautam Gambhir, the current India head coach. Gambhir could have a key role in Chakravarthy's selection for the Champions Trophy, though there are other players in the fray too.

Ravi Bishnoi is another player who reportedly has the selectors' interest, while left-arm spinners Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja are also in line. However, a report in Times of India has claimed that the selectors are looking to move away from Jadeja in the ODI format, though it isn't yet certain whether it would happen before the Champions Trophy or after.

 
Seems nitish reddy is not preferred for odis as per cricbuzz team announcement is delayed by 1 week mostly on 18/19.
 
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This tournament can end early for us, if we lose the toss and get to bat first, Pakistan and Nz will see us out.
 
Why do we need him when we already have Hardik.
In Dubai, pitch gets completey filled with dew and spinner may not be much use while bowling in the evening. Hardik and Nitish can bowl 10 overs together.we need bowlers with batting ability to cover rohit and kohli again.
 
In Dubai, pitch gets completey filled with dew and spinner may not be much use while bowling in the evening. Hardik and Nitish can bowl 10 overs together.we need bowlers with batting ability to cover rohit and kohli again.
Hardik can bowl 8 overs at an average, and even 10 overs if he is in rhythm. His bowling is very underrated.

We should have 3 frontline pacers with Hardik and one main spinner, someone like Riyan Parag or Rinku can fill in if needed, no point in carrying another allrounder, just use a part timer.
 
Shubman Gill
Y Jaiswal
Shreyas Iyer
Sanju Samson
Rishabh Pant
J Dhurel
Ravindra Jadeja
Kuldeep Yadav
Mohd Shami
Jasprit Bumrah(c)
Arshdeep Singh
 
Hardik can bowl 8 overs at an average, and even 10 overs if he is in rhythm. His bowling is very underrated.

We should have 3 frontline pacers with Hardik and one main spinner, someone like Riyan Parag or Rinku can fill in if needed, no point in carrying another allrounder, just use a part timer.
Due to washed up rohit and kohli , kl as primary wk , most of them are not in any measurable form, injuries there is lot of uncertainty about selection as per cricinfo/cricbuzz.Therefore attempt is to mimic again like Australian test series to have as many as ars or bowlers with batting ability. One issue in UAE is dew where it will nullify any spin in the second half.
 
According to Indian express Jasprit Bumrah likely to miss the 2025 Champions Trophy due to back swelling .

Indian express reporting is 99% true so game Over for india .

@Rajdeep :kp:dw
 
UPDATE

Jasprit Bumrah set to miss ChampionsTrophy 2025 group stage matches because of back swelling
 
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According to Indian express Jasprit Bumrah likely to miss the 2025 Champions Trophy due to back swelling .

Indian express reporting is 99% true so game Over for india .

@Rajdeep :kp:dw
This was bound to happen. Bumrah has serious injury issues that is why he cannot play for long. India need to find his replacement for the event... who???
 
This was bound to happen. Bumrah has serious injury issues that is why he cannot play for long. India need to find his replacement for the event... who???
He has not managed properly during the BGT.

Hope he comeback soon. India need fully fit Bumrah before the England test series .

Dont play him at all in the IPL( But surely he will play) or meaningless series.

:kp
 
According to Indian express Jasprit Bumrah likely to miss the 2025 Champions Trophy due to back swelling .

Indian express reporting is 99% true so game Over for india .

@Rajdeep :kp:dw
If it is only back swelling, that is atleast good news and not serious like stress facture. But the silence from BCCI is making me nervous.
 
I don't think we can take unfit player and its better to Play completely fit bumrah whenever he is fully fit.
He is the MVP of the Indian side if there is any chance of him playing the CT surely he plays?
 
Harbhajan Singh suggests selecting Sanju Samson over Rishabh Pant for ICC Champions Trophy 2025 while speaking on his YouTube channel:

"I think one among Sanju Samson or Rishabh Pant should be picked. I feel Sanju should be preferred because he had played in South Africa. Rishabh played well in Australia, but it was a long tour, so if he is rested, it's not a big thing."
 
Harbhajan opined that he would want Samson to be a part of the Indian squad instead of Pant:

"I think one among Sanju Samson or Rishabh Pant should be picked. I feel Sanju should be preferred because he had played in South Africa. Rishabh played well in Australia, but it was a long tour, so if he is rested, it's not a big thing,"
 
For me Jaiswal should not be a back up but the actual opener for India. He already possess ample red ball experience and that is just enough.

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Indian team for Champions Trophy to he picked tomorrow in Mumbai followed by a press conference by the chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar
 

India's Champions Trophy squad to be picked on January 18, Ajit Agarkar to come up with massive announcement in press conference​

Champions Trophy 2025 is around the corner but BCCI is yet to announce Team India's squad for the marquee tournament. However, in a big update Sports Tak has learnt that Indian Team for Champions Trophy to be picked on January 17 in Mumbai followed by a press conference by the chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar. Notably, India and Pakistan are the only two teams who are yet to announce their respective squads for the Champions Trophy 2025 which is set to start from February 19.

Earlier reports were doing round that India's Champions Trophy squad will be announced by January 12. However, in an exclusive interaction with Sports Tak, BCCI's vice-president Rajeev Shukla revealed that BCCI will conduct a meeting on January 18 to take a final call on India's squad for Champions Trophy 2025. Few days back, BCCI revealed India's T20I squad for series against England which is slated to get underway from January 22. India will also play a three-match ODI series against England but it hasn't been disclosed yet. It is expected that both India's squad for both ODI series against England and Champions Trophy 2025 will be announced during the press conference.

 
Ajit Agarkar, Rohit Sharma to Announce Champions Trophy 2025 Squad on January 18

Rohit Sharma and the chairman of selectors, Ajit Agarkar, will hold a press conference at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai at 12:30 pm on January 18, 2025, to announce the squad for India’s upcoming three-match ODI series against England and the Champions Trophy 2025, according to a report by Sports Tak.

India's quest for the 2025 Champions Trophy will begin on February 20, as they aim to secure their second ICC trophy in less than a year. Rohit Sharma, who recently missed out on qualifying for the WTC 2025 final, will be eager to make amends and become only the second captain after MS Dhoni to win multiple ICC white-ball tournaments for India.

India will play their final ODI series before the Champions Trophy against England, with matches scheduled for February 6, 9, and 12. Their Champions Trophy campaign will begin with a group-stage match against Bangladesh on February 20, followed by a high-profile clash with Pakistan on February 23, and concluding with their final group-stage match against New Zealand on March 3.

 
This is going to team for champion trophy .
No Samson, Nitish .

Why we needs 4 spinners?

Rohit (C)
Gill
Virat
Iyer
KLR (WK)
Hardik
Jaddu
Axar
Kuldeep
Shami
Bumrah (VC) (Sub to Fitness)
Arsh
Jaiswal
Pant (WK)
Washi
 
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