Champions Trophy will start from 19th February. But before that, the eyes of the fans are on the announcement of the Indian squad. Out of the 8 teams participating in the Champions Trophy, 6 teams have announced their squads. Whereas India and Pakistan have not yet announced their teams. Actually, according to a report in Times of India, the Indian team for the Champions Trophy can be announced on Saturday, January 18.
The report further states that, the selection panel led by Ajit Agarkar will announce the Indian team in Mumbai through a press conference. Apart from the Champions Trophy squad, BCCI is also expected to announce the squad for the ODI series between India and England.
Earlier last week, BCCI had announced the team for the T20 series between India and England. This T20 series will start from January 22 in Kolkata. After this, India will play its first match of Champions Trophy 2025 against Bangladesh in Dubai from 20th February.
At present, injured Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli are certain to get a place in the team for the Champions Trophy. Whereas Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul will join the team as wicketkeepers. So Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh will be fast bowlers, while Axar Patel and Washington Sundar may get a chance among the spinners.
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– India’s CT squad will be picked tomorrow. (Gaurav Gupta/TOI). pic.twitter.com/tj4qyFOMAr
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 17, 2025