Face-shots of Team India stars were brought out prior to the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai on Monday. The official Instagram handle of the Indian Cricket Team is out with the headshots of Indian stars such as Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, captain Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Shami among others, looking ready to battle in their official ICC Champions Trophy jerseys.
India’s ICC Champions Trophy campaign will start in Dubai on February 20, with a match against Bangladesh, followed by matches against arch-rivals Pakistan on February 23 and New Zealand on March 2. Under the hybrid model, India will play all its matches in Dubai instead of Pakistan.
These pics from today 📸
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 17, 2025
How good 🤌🏻#TeamIndia | #ChampionsTrophy pic.twitter.com/yM50ArMIj5
The pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah won’t be available for the team as he has been ruled out with a lower back injury.
Young pacer Harshit Rana has made the cut as his replacement.
Meanwhile, spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been inducted into the Sri Lanka ODI team after his stellar performances against England in home T20Is.
Bumrah has been missing from on-field action since January. His last appearance was in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test against Australia in Sydney.
After bowling 10.1 overs during the first innings, the A-lister was showed evident discomfort and subsequently underwent scans. The Australian doctors advised him to stay off the field for the remaining Sydney Test. He did walk out to bat during the second innings but did not take up the balling duties.
On the other side, young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal will not be going on tour and will sit for non-travelling reserves after initially being selected in the main squad. This change came after his ODI debut in the three-match series opener against England.
