The Champions Trophy is scheduled to start in Pakistan and Dubai in a few days. Before the start of this tournament, India’s wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson was injured and stayed out of the field for a long time. In the fifth T20 match against England, he was hurt by fast bowler Jofra Archer. He could have been suitable as one of the reserved players for the ICC Champions Trophy, but it did not happen.
Samson is an excellent batsman whose ODI record is excellent and he can bat on any order. However, now that he is out for a month, the team should consider other options. Let’s look at the players who can be included in the team as a backup player for the Champions Trophy.
Siraj can get a chance
If we consider the Indian team for this big tournament, then it needs strength in the fast bowling department. India have only three experts fast bowlers, including Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh. Two of these fast bowlers Bumrah and Shami are currently injured and are not fully fit. In view of this, Mohammad Siraj can be included in the team. It is unfortunate for the team that Siraj is not in the team despite performing well in all formats.
Demand to include Nitish Kumar Reddy in the team
The next place should be of Nitish Kumar Reddy. He showed his talent in the Border Gavaskar Trophy and is considered to be the Hardik Pandya of the future. There was also a demand to include Reddy in the team after scoring a historic century in Boxing Day Test. Hardik Pandya is the most valuable player (MVP) of this Indian team and it is necessary for him to have a backup player.
Now the team can choose one of Varun Chakraborty or Harshit Rana as the third option.
Now the team can choose one of Varun Chakraborty or Harshit Rana as the third option. Chakraborty recently performed brilliantly in the T20 series against England. He took 14 wickets at an excellent average of 9.86 throughout the series. Had he been in the team, he would definitely have an ex-factor.
Indian team for ICC Champions Trophy 2025- Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-Qetan), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant. Ravindra Jadeja.
