DUBAI: Indian captain Rohit Sharma backed his team balance and praised Pakistan-born net bowlers ahead of their opening match against Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy 2025 here on 20 February.
Addressing the media in a pre-match conference, Rohit shed light on the Team’s preparations and balance.
While answering about the Pakistan-born net bowlers, he said they were really good, and our team praised them.
“The bowlers were really good; two of them were Pakistani, and our team has praised their bowling.”
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When asked about India being labelled a “spin-heavy” side, the Indian skipper downplayed the tag, emphasizing that they have two spinners while three others are all-rounders.
“We have two spinners and three all-rounders. I am not looking at them as five spinners. Jadeja, Axar, Washi give us a lot of depth. If a team has fast bowling all-rounder we don’t say five or six pacers in a squad,” Rohit explained.
The right-hander also expressed excitement about the return of the Champions Trophy after an eight-year break.
He further backed the Indian team’s approach for the Champions Trophy while acknowledging the fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah’s absence.
“We will play this tournament as we have played any other tournament. Playing for India means a lot to all of us. There will be times when you will miss certain players, but we have depth in our squad,” he said.
Rohit Sharma stated the importance of adopting the conditions in Dubai and backed his team in doing well.
“We are assessing the conditions here; if it’s overcast tomorrow, we have the arsenal to play according to the conditions,” said the opener.
India’s Champions Trophy 2025 Squad:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.
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