The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced the squad for the upcoming ODI series against England as well as the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Rohit Sharma will lead the team, while injured pacer Jasprit Bumrah has also been named in the squad for the Champions Trophy. Harshit Rana will feature in the ODI series against England as a backup for Bumrah.
Alongside Bumrah, there were concerns about the fitness of spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who has been out of action since his hernia surgery in November, however, he has been named in the India squad.
On the other hand, returning pacer Mohammed Shami also found a place in the squad for the Champions Trophy after being named in the T20I squad against England.
“Shami has played most of the Syed Mushtaq Ali games and some of the Vijay Hazare games,” said India’s chief selector Ajit Agarkar.
“To get him involved in T20Is is mainly to get him up to pace in international cricket, and we are hoping he is at 100% when it comes to Champions Trophy matches.”
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It’s worth noting that the ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy will kick off on 19 February with host and defending champions Pakistan taking on New Zealand in the curtain-raiser in Karachi’s National Bank Stadium.
The eight-team tournament will consist of 15 matches over 19 days and will take place in Pakistan and Dubai.
In Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Lahore, and Karachi will be the three venues to host tournament play. Each Pakistan venue will feature three group games apiece, with Lahore hosting the second semi-final.
Lahore will also host the final on 9 March, unless India qualify, in which case it will be played in Dubai.
Both the semi-finals and the final will have reserve days. The three group matches involving India, as well as the first semi-final, will be played in Dubai.
India squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah*, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, and Ravindra Jadeja
*Jasprit Bumrah’s inclusion in the Champions Trophy 2025 squad is subject to his fitness.
Squad for England ODIs: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, and Ravindra Jadeja
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