{"id":8606,"date":"2025-01-18T15:12:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T09:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=556123"},"modified":"2025-01-18T15:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T09:42:43","slug":"indias-squad-for-champions-trophy-2025-jasprit-bumrah-in-gill-to-be-deputy-skipper-siraj-not-even-in-back-up-squad-samson-and-karun-nair-left-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/indias-squad-for-champions-trophy-2025-jasprit-bumrah-in-gill-to-be-deputy-skipper-siraj-not-even-in-back-up-squad-samson-and-karun-nair-left-out\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Squad for Champions Trophy 2025: Jasprit Bumrah in, Gill to be deputy skipper, Siraj not even in back-up squad, Samson and Karun Nair left out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden @container\/thread\">\n<div class=\"h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-eshfd-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-eshfd-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\">\n<article class=\"w-full scroll-mb-[var(--thread-trailing-height,150px)] text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-707\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"m-auto text-base py-[18px] px-3 md:px-4 w-full md:px-5 lg:px-4 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"5c3ea18f-455c-4e3b-9e8d-28db68eb0760\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>The <strong>BCCI<\/strong> announced Team India\u2019s 15-member squad for the <strong>ICC Champions Trophy 2025<\/strong> and the <strong>three-match ODI series against England<\/strong> today. The announcement was made during a press conference addressed by captain <strong>Rohit Sharma<\/strong> and chief selector <strong>Ajit Agarkar<\/strong>, with head coach Gautam Gambhir reportedly giving his inputs earlier.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Highlights:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shubman Gill<\/strong> has been named the <strong>vice-captain<\/strong>, solidifying his place as a key player in the squad.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jasprit Bumrah\u2019s fitness<\/strong> remains uncertain, but he has been included in the squad. <strong>Harshit Rana<\/strong> is drafted for the England series as a potential back-up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sanju Samson<\/strong> and <strong>Mohammed Siraj<\/strong> are notable absentees, sparking debates among fans and experts alike.<\/li>\n<li>Both <strong>Rishabh Pant<\/strong> and <strong>KL Rahul<\/strong> were chosen as wicket-keeping options, leaving <strong>Samson<\/strong> out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>India\u2019s Squad for Champions Trophy 2025:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Captain:<\/strong> Rohit Sharma<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vice-Captain:<\/strong> Shubman Gill<\/li>\n<li><strong>Players:<\/strong> Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Selectors\u2019 Remarks:<\/h3>\n<p>Ajit Agarkar emphasized the importance of domestic cricket:<br \/>\n<em>\u201cAs selectors, we explain to players that when the time permits, they should play domestic cricket.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Captain Rohit Sharma defended workload management, saying:<br \/>\n<em>\u201cWhen you play so much international cricket, you need time off. Nobody takes it for granted.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KrB1rXJyx5\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/at-the-moment-finding-a-spot-in-this-team-is-difficult-ajit-agarkar-hints-at-karun-nairs-rejection-despite-extraordinary-form\/\">\u201cAt the moment, finding a spot in this team is difficult\u201d: Ajit Agarkar hints at Karun Nair\u2019s rejection despite extraordinary form<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201c\u201cAt the moment, finding a spot in this team is difficult\u201d: Ajit Agarkar hints at Karun Nair\u2019s rejection despite extraordinary form\u201d \u2014 Business Upturn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/at-the-moment-finding-a-spot-in-this-team-is-difficult-ajit-agarkar-hints-at-karun-nairs-rejection-despite-extraordinary-form\/embed\/#?secret=jBhT3EJfMp#?secret=KrB1rXJyx5\" data-secret=\"KrB1rXJyx5\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<h3>England ODI Series Inclusion:<\/h3>\n<p>Harshit Rana has been added to the ODI squad for the <strong>England series<\/strong>, with Bumrah\u2019s fitness still under evaluation.<\/p>\n<h3>Notable Omissions:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sanju Samson<\/strong>, despite his strong performances, was left out in favor of Pant and Rahul.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mohammed Siraj<\/strong>, a regular in India\u2019s recent squads, has not been included, even as a backup option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tournament Details:<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>ICC Champions Trophy 2025<\/strong> begins on <strong>February 19<\/strong> across <strong>Pakistan and Dubai<\/strong>, with India\u2019s games scheduled in Dubai. India will face <strong>Bangladesh<\/strong> in their opening match on <strong>February 20<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BCCI announced Team India\u2019s 15-member squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and the three-match ODI series against England\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":31420,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1054,3546],"class_list":["post-8606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-ajit-agarkar","tag-bcci"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8606","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=8606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8606\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}