2 wicketkeepers, 3 openers, and Bumrah’s partner returns in old age, 17-member Indian team announced for Champions Trophy 2025!

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|01-08-2024

Team India has to go to participate in a big tournament like Champions Trophy hosted by Pakistan in the first quarter of the year 2025. This tournament is very important for the Indian team because Team India last won the Champions Trophy in the year 2013 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.

If many media reports are to be believed, many senior players will be given a chance in the team that will be announced by the management for this Champions Trophy. So, along with this, the news is coming that the management will focus on fast bowling in the Champions Trophy team.

This player can make a comeback in Champions Trophy

Jasprit Bumrah - Umesh Yadav
Jasprit Bumrah – Umesh Yadav

Keeping the Champions Trophy in mind, the team that will be announced by the management may include a player who has been out of the Indian team for a long time. If media reports are to be believed, Indian team's fast bowler Umesh Yadav may be seen making a comeback through the Champions Trophy team. Umesh Yadav played his last ODI match for the Indian team against West Indies in 2018. After this, he was dropped.

The team can play Champions Trophy with this equation

New equations can be seen in the team that will be announced by the BCCI management for the Champions Trophy. If media reports are to be believed, the management can give a chance to 3 opening batsmen in the Champions Trophy team. It is being said that players like Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill will be included in this team. While Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul can be given a chance as wicketkeeper-batsmen.

17-member probable Indian team for Champions Trophy

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Riyan Parag, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Jaspreet Bumrah.

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