India’s Champions Trophy Squad Out: No Bumrah & Jaiswal
India has announced the squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. What we fear most, comes upon us. Bumrah has been ruled out from the team due to a back injury. Apart from him, the backup opener of the team, Jaiswal could also not make his place in the final squad.
India’s Squad for Champions Trophy:
Once again, Rohit will lead the team while Gill will be the vice-captain. Both will also play the role of opener in the team. Virat and Shreyas will be the key batters for the middle order. Rahul and Pant are selected as wicketkeeper batsmen. Rahul will play as the main wicketkeeper, while Pant will be his backup. Hardik, Jadeja and Axar will play as all-rounder.
In the absence of Bumrah, Shami will lead the pace bowling. Along with him, Arshdeep and Harshit will be there in the pace attack. Sundar, Kuldeep and Varun Chakaravarthy were selected as spinners in the team.
| Role | Players |
| Batters | Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer |
| Wicket Keepers | KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant |
| All Rounders | Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja |
| Spinners | Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy |
| Fast Bowlers | Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh |
Replacements:
The star pace bowler of India, Bumrah, has been ruled out due to a back injury. Harshit will replace him who has debuted recently against England. Jaiswal, who was expected to play the role of back player, is also ruled out from the team. He has been replaced by Varun Chakaravarthy. Just like Harshit, Varun also debuted recently in India-England ODI series. The selection of recently debuted players over experienced Chahal and Siraj is not digested by either experts or Netizens.