BCCI have finally announced India’s squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to be held in Pakistan and Dubai. The same squad will feature in the three-match ODI series ahead of the tournament. Team India will play all their matches in Dubai. Rohit Sharma is set to lead the team once again, with Shubman Gill being the designated vice-captain of the squad. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer have retained their places in the squad.
Ravindra Jadeja is back in the ODI set-up after missing the series against Sri Lanka, and Axar Patel will be the other left-arm spinner and the all-rounder. Hardik Pandya will be the seam-bowling all-rounder, and Washington Sundar will be the off-spin bowling all-rounder. Kuldeep Yadav will be the Chinaman in the squad.
KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant have been picked as the two wicketkeeper batsmen in the squad, and Sanju Samson has been ignored yet again from the ODI set-up. Mohammed Shami is back in the squad, and Arshdeep Singh will partner him.
Jasprit Bumrah has been included in the squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness was a point of concern after he suffered a back strain in the Sydney Test and was unable to bowl in the second innings. However, he has been included in the squad, and the Chief Selector, Ajit Agarkar, has stated that they will be monitoring the pacer during the England series and he will not play the first two ODI’s. Harshit Rana will feature in place of him for the first two ODI’s. Yashasvi Jaiswal has been picked as the third opener in the squad.
India will start off their campaign in the Champions Trophy with a match against Bangladesh on February 20, followed by a match against Pakistan on 23rd February, and then end the group stage with a match against New Zealand on March 2. India will play three ODI matches on February 6, 9, and 12, respectively, before the tournament starts.
