India’s top-order batter, Shubman Gill, is likely to lead the side in their last ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 group-stage fixture against New Zealand in Dubai.
According to Indian media outlets, India’s regular captain Rohit Sharma is likely to miss the upcoming match.
Sharma pulled his hamstring while fielding early in the Pakistan inning and left the field for a brief period.
While he returned to the field after receiving assistance from the team physio, Rohit Sharma looked uncomfortable.
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Reports said that the India captain was the only batter who did not participate in the team’s practice session ahead of their Champions Trophy 2025 game against New Zealand.
While team management and medical staff were closely monitoring Rohit Sharma’s condition, his opening partner Shubman Gill might lead the side in case he fails to get fit for the Champions Trophy 2025 game.
India are set to face New Zealand on 2 March in Dubai as the two teams look to secure the top spot in Group A.
The side got off to a flying start in the eight-team tournament after beating Bangladesh in their opening game.
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India qualified for the semi-final after beating Pakistan in the blockbuster IND vs PAK clash on 23 February.
India squad for Champions Trophy 2025:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakaravarthy.
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