Gautam Gambhir: After the Indian cricket team won the title in the T20 World Cup, Team India captain Rohit Sharma and new head coach Gautam Gambhir are currently eyeing the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan.

Team India is currently on a tour of Sri Lanka, where Team India has to play a three-match ODI series after the T20 series, in which Team India will be captained by Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir will be responsible for grooming the players.

Khaleel Ahmed got a chance in the Champions Trophy can give Gautam Gambhir

Former Indian cricket team opener Gautam Gambhir is currently in the role of head coach of Team India and is giving opportunities to many new players in Team India. Left-arm medium pace bowler Khalil Ahmed, who has been out of Team India for a long time, has been given a place by Gautam Gambhir in Team India's squad for the Sri Lanka tour. In such a situation, if Khalil Ahmed performs well for Team India, then Gambhir can give him a chance in the Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan.

Khaleel Ahmed as former head coach Rahul Dravid ignored it

Former Indian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid's tenure lasted from 2021 to T20 World Cup 2024. During his tenure, Rahul Dravid never gave a chance to fast bowler Khalil Ahmed, who played for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, in Team India. Before returning to Team India, Khalil Ahmed played his last match for Team India in 2019. Since then, he was constantly struggling to make a comeback in the team.

Career of Khaleel Ahmed

Khaleel Ahmed is a left-arm medium pace bowler. Khaleel Ahmed has taken a total of 15 wickets in 11 ODIs for the Indian cricket team so far and during this his average has been 31 and economy rate has been close to 6. At the same time, Khaleel Ahmed has taken 16 wickets in 17 T20 matches for Team India at an economy rate of 8.48. Khaleel Ahmed has 74 wickets in 57 IPL matches at an economy rate of 8.84. While Khaleel has not yet got a chance to debut in Test cricket.