{"id":8604,"date":"2025-01-18T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T09:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=556112"},"modified":"2025-01-18T15:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T09:30:31","slug":"champions-trophy-2025-shubman-gill-becomes-vice-captain-as-bcci-announces-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/champions-trophy-2025-shubman-gill-becomes-vice-captain-as-bcci-announces-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions Trophy 2025: Shubman Gill becomes Vice-Captain as BCCI announces squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has finally unveiled the much-awaited squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 after a brief delay. The announcement was initially scheduled for 12 AM IST during a press conference in Mumbai but was postponed due to ongoing deliberations among selectors and key stakeholders.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>India Squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Captain:<\/strong> Rohit Sharma<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vice-Captain:<\/strong> Shubman Gill<\/li>\n<li>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<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Tournament Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is set to commence on <strong>February 19<\/strong>, with matches hosted across <strong>Pakistan and Dubai<\/strong>. Defending champions <strong>Pakistan<\/strong> will face <strong>New Zealand<\/strong> in the tournament opener in Lahore, while <strong>India\u2019s fixtures will take place entirely in Dubai<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The much-anticipated <strong>India vs. Pakistan<\/strong> showdown is scheduled for Dubai, promising another iconic clash in this high-stakes event.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>India\u2019s Campaign and Venue Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Opening Match:<\/strong> India will start their campaign against <strong>Bangladesh<\/strong> on <strong>February 20<\/strong> at the <strong>Dubai International Stadium<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Semifinals and Final:<\/strong> Dubai will host one semifinal and potentially the final, provided India qualifies. If India fails to reach the final, the championship decider will be held in Lahore on <strong>March 9<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The squad strikes a fine balance of experience and youth, with Rohit Sharma at the helm, Virat Kohli anchoring the batting lineup, and young talents like Yashasvi Jaiswal in the mix. The inclusion of all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja adds depth, while the bowling attack, led by Bumrah and Shami, promises firepower in all conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Fans eagerly await the marquee event as Team India gears up to reclaim the prestigious Champions Trophy title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has finally unveiled the much-awaited squad for the ICC Champions Trophy\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":31418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3546,2742],"class_list":["post-8604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-bcci","tag-champions-trophy"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}