India’s Squad for champions trophy 2025 Announced

India’s Squad for Champions Trophy Revealed: Mohammed Shami is Back while Sanju Samson and Mohammed Siraj are Omitted

Indian Captain Rohit Sharma and the chief selector Ajit Agarkar forwarded India’s squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and the ODI series versus England during a joint press conference in Mumbai on Saturday. The announcement brought surprises and emotional returns.

💬 💬 "This squad has a lot of depth."

Captain Rohit Sharma on #TeamIndia's squad for #ChampionsTrophy 2025.@ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/sYMBWNpchR
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 18, 2025

Key Highlights of the Squad Announcement

Shami Makes a Comeback: after a long absence, Mohammed Shami is back in the Indian team representing the country, marking an emotional return for the experienced pacer.
Bumrah’s Fitness Update: Star bowler Jasprit Bumrah was selected even though he is supposed to be fully fit only in February. He had a stress-associated injury during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Samson and Siraj Left Out: Sanju Samson and Mohammed Siraj failed to make the cut and were thus excluded from being on the squad, while KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant were elected as the wicketkeeper batsmen.

Leadership

The captain of the side will be Rohit Sharma, while the young Shubman Gill has been appointed as vice captain, indicative of the selectors’ faith in him.

Complete India Squad for Champions Trophy 2025

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Arshdeep Singh.

Schedule for India’s Campaign in Champions Trophy

India will begin the Champions Trophy 2025 with a match against Bangladesh on February 20 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. They will take on Pakistan on February 23, followed by the third and final group match against New Zealand on March 2 at the same venue.

Debate on Karun Nair’s Omission

Karun Nair’s exclusion has been a talking point. The batter from Vidarbha has emerged as the top run getter in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 season with an astounding total of 752 runs in just seven matches. Averaging 752.00, he remained unbeaten in six innings, with five centuries and one fifty. Despite being in such stunning form, he isn’t picked for the Champions Trophy and ODIs against England.