ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India squad for CT and England ODIs announced, Mohammed Siraj snubbed

On Saturday, January 18, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a strong squad of the India National Cricket Team for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and England ODIs.

The India National Cricket Team will be led by the skipper Rohit Sharma in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and the England ODI series with Shubman Gill serving as deputy.

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ICC Champions Trophy To Be Played In A Hybrid Model

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is all set to be played in a hybrid model with the matches set to take place across Pakistan and UAE. Pakistan were the original hosts of the competition, but due to the refusal of the Indian government to send the team to the country, a hybrid model was adopted.

The Pakistan Cricket Board and the Board of Control for Cricket in India were involved in a big tussle, which caused a major delay in the announcement of the Champions Trophy schedule.

PCB was hesitant to accept the hybrid model and put forward several demands that were rejected by the BCCI. However, there were several meetings between the board members and ICC, and finally, things were settled with the schedule announcement being made on December 24.

The acceptance of the neutral venue arrangements for the Champions Trophy was made after PCB and BCCI mutually agreed that all the matches between India and Pakistan matches hosted by either country at ICC Events during the 2024-2027 cycle will be played at a neutral venue.

Along with this, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was awarded the hosting rights of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2028, in which the same hybrid model will be applied.

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India Squad For The ICC Champions Trophy Announced By BCCI

Rohit Sharma will be leading India National Cricket Team in the Champions Trophy and Shubman Gill will be his deputy. In the batting department, Rohit will be supported by the modern-day great Virat Kohli as well as Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Hardik Pandya, along with Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, and Ravindra Jadeja, will be providing balance to the squad with their all-round skills. And on the bowling side of things, Jasprit Bumrah will be leading the attack that consists of Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh. Notably, Bumrah is still doubtful for Champions Trophy.

Meanwhile, India will play all of their matches at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the 8-team tournament that will be held from February 19 to March 9.

The Men In Blue will open their campaign against Bangladesh on February 20 and then play the high-voltage clash against arch-rivals Pakistan on February 23. Their last group stage match will be against New Zealand on March 2, and if they progress further, they will play semi-final 1 on March 4. The final will be played on March 9 in Lahore, unless India qualify, in which case it will be played in Dubai.

Here's India Squad For The ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh , Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana (only England ODIs).