India’s squad for the Champions Trophy is expected to be announced on January 18. Notably, the ICC’s deadline to name the provisional squad was January 12. Teams such as England, South Africa, Afghanistan, New Zealand, Australia, and Bangladesh are the only six teams that have announced their squads. On the other hand, the remaining two teams of the tournament, India and Pakistan are yet to announce their team.
The reason for the BCCI delaying the squad is to be completely sure of Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness although the fast bowler has claimed that there is nothing to worry about his fitness. Another reason could be that the selectors are waiting for the conclusion of the final of Vijay Hazare Trophy on January 18. Looking at the pattern of BCCI announcing the team, it is expected that the announcement will be done around 9 PM on Saturday.
Champions Trophy 2025: Live News: Aakash Chopra predicts Arshdeep Singh to be part of the team
Cricket-turned commentator Aakash Chopra recently predicted his team for the eight-team tournament. He feels that Arshdeep Singh, who helped India win the T20 World Cup 2024, will be part of the team. The left-arm pacer has played only eight ODIs for India since making his debut in 2022.
Aakash Chopra’s predicted squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Champions Trophy 2025: Live News: Harsha Bhogle feels Jasprit Bumrah would be ruled out
Renowned commentator Harsha Bhogle gave some bold predictions for the Champions Trophy 2025. He said that Bumrah might be ruled out while the likes of Karun Nair, Varun Chakravarthy etc could be part of the team.
Harsha Bhogle’s predicted squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarty.
Reserves: Karun Nair, Ravi Bishnoi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Umran Malik.
Champions Trophy 2025: Live News: Harbhajan Singh picks Sanju Samson as first-choice wicketkeeper
The T20 World Cup 2024 winner, Sanju Samson last played an ODI in December 2023. However, former India off-spinner and T20 World Cup 2007 winner, Harbhajan Singh feels Samson should be the first-choice keeper for the Men In Blue ahead of Rishabh Pant.
Champions Trophy 2025: Live News: Virender Sehwag feels Yashasvi Jaiswal must get a run in ODIs
The two-time World Cup winner for India, Sehwag suggested that the BCCI selectors must give a chance to Yashasvi Jaiswal in ODIs. Speaking on YouTube channel ‘Switch’, Sehwag said, “My advice to the selectors would be to give Jaiswal a chance in 50-overs. The way he bats in Tests and T20Is, ODIs is a suitable format for him. Jaiswal should definitely be part of India’s ODI set-up.”
