One of the most anticipated and talked about teams in cricket, India, has announced their squad for the Champions Trophy 2025. Fans were expecting some big names, and all of them have made it into the final cut as well.
India announced the Champions Trophy 2025 squad and fans, along with cricket experts, have started to comment on what is good and bad about the team. The 15-member team will be keen to win the title, and bring back the cup to India.
Who Made It Into The Final 15?
India announced its Champions Trophy 2025 squad and some familiar names can be seen sitting in the list. As India will be playing its matches in the UAE, the team in blue has focused on spin bowling over pace bowling attack.
A total of four spinners have been inducted into the Indian 15-man squad, which seems quite too much. On the batting front, India has picked the experience of Rohit, Kohli, and Pandya to guide them through.
The biggest concern of India will be on the fast bowling department. They have dropped Mohammad Siraj and picked an extra spinner, which is surprising. With Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness being in question and Shami making a return, the fast bowling seems weaker.
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The final 15 for the Champions Trophy 2025 for India include:
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Mohammad Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Players to Miss Out From India’s Champions Trophy 2025 Squad
Fans were surprised to see some of the key names missing out as India announced the Champions Trophy 2025 squad. It was evident that the likes of Sanju Samson won’t be picked, but some names did come into question.
Mohammad Siraj was the biggest omission from the ODI squad. A couple of months ago, Siraj was the Number 1 ODI bowler and him being dropped was a major concern.
Talking about that, the team management said that they were looking for an extra spinner. Another talked-up name that went missing was Varun Chakravarthy. Dubai offers plenty of spin and not picking the mystery of Varun surprised everyone.
In the recent T20 series, he was unstoppable. Fans also think that the batting prowess of Axar and Jadeja got heavy on the mystery spinner. However, picking two similar kinds of players in Axar and Jadeja does surprise a lot of fans.
4 Players to Watch Out For As India Announced Champions Trophy 2025
All the 15 players are stars when we talk about the Indian cricket team. Still in the list of 15, some will punch above the weight.
These four players must be kept a close eye on.
1. Virat Kohli
The list of players to watch out for starts with Virat Kohli. Probably one of the best ODI players in the world, Virat will be keen to make a statement in the iconic tournament. In the last couple of months, Virat’s form has been a major question and he is keen to prove his worth once again.
2. Rohit Sharma
Similar to Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma also has a point to prove. Being the skipper of the side, Rohit has done poorly in the Test series against Australia. Meanwhile, ODI being his favored format, Rohit will have to score big runs just to keep his place in check.
3. Mohammad Shami
Mohammad Shami comes into the Champions Trophy squad after being out for a long time. He has just come out of his knee injury, so whether he will be 100% fit will be an important point to watch. Shami suffered a heel injury in 2023 and has been out of cricket since then.
4. Jasprit Bumrah
Probably the best fast bowler at the current time, Jasprit Bumrah will be under scanner for the whole Champions Trophy; not for the skill or form, but for his injury. There were reports that Bumrah has suffered a back injury and won’t play the group stage. Therefore, it will be key to see how it goes.
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