KKR Duo Makes A Cut Into ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Indian Side — Final Squad Details Inside
THIS KKR duo gets rewarded for their recent exploits, as BCCI announce final squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Read below.
In the wake of Jasprit Bumrah's ruling out, BCCI Chairman Devajit Saikia announced a shocking change in the Indian squad on Tuesday, as Varun Chakravarthy, who had just made his ODI debut in Cuttack, replaces opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who himself made his ODI debut in previous ODI in Nagpur.
The final 15-Man India squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025 has been confirmed, and the Kolkata Knight Riders duo of Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy replaces Jasprit Bumrah and Yashasvi Jaiswal in the side.
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However, team India have named the in-form opener in their Reserves, who will be joined by the likes of Mohammed Siraj and Shivam Dube.
India’s Final Squad For ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Non Travelling substitutes: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammed Siraj and Shivam Dube. The three players will travel to Dubai as and when required.
India Heading Into CT 2025 With Five Spinners
It will be interesting to see how Gautam Gambhir lines up his playing XI for the mega event, as India now have five quality spinners in their side.
All five hold the quality of turning the game around in the blink of an eye, as they have proved themselves to be key wicket-takers over the years.
The latest inclusion of Varun Chakravarthy comes after his recent exploits in the T20I format, where he bamboozled the likes of Bangladesh, South Africa, and now England.
Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai is a hunting ground for batters, and India will be relying on their top-order to go 'all guns blazing'.
However, as seen in the past, spinners do have their say on a given day. Therefore, India further strengthening their spin department in the presence of four world-class spinners leaves some questions to be answered.
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