Team India announced for Champions Trophy 2025 suddenly! KL Rahul out, Sanju Samson gets surprise entry

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|21-07-2024

ICC Champions Trophy: After winning the T20 World Cup, Team India, under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, is now once again preparing to win the ICC Champions Trophy to be played in Pakistan.

After winning the T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the T20 format. In such a situation, he is fully prepared for the ICC Champions Trophy.

KL Rahul may be ignored in ICC Champions Trophy

KL Rahul, the wicketkeeper batsman who was an important member of the Indian cricket team in the ODI World Cup and the captain of Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League, may once again be ignored for the ICC Champions Trophy.

Earlier, he was not given a place in the Team India squad selected for the ICC T20 World Cup played in the West Indies. Let us tell you that KL Rahul's slow innings against Australia in the final of the ODI World Cup was criticized a lot. After this, he was dropped from Team India.

Sanju Samson may get a chance

Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals captain and wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson may get a chance as the second wicketkeeper batsman in the ICC Champions Trophy. Earlier, he was given a place in the T20 World Cup team.

However, due to Rishabh Pant, he did not get a chance to play in a single match and he remained on the bench during the entire tournament. In such a situation, he may once again get a chance as the second wicketkeeper batsman.

Team India could be like this in ICC Champions Trophy

Four batsmen, two wicketkeeper batsmen, three all-rounders and 6 bowlers can be selected in the Indian cricket team squad for the Champions Trophy.

Indian team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.

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