Not KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant, this player will become the wicketkeeper in Champions Trophy, has played 16 matches

Champions Trophy 2025: The schedule of ICC Champions Trophy has been released. Let us tell you, this time this tournament is to be hosted by Pakistan. But the Indian team will play all its matches in Dubai under the hybrid model. Amidst all this, the eyes of the fans are fixed on the Indian squad. Meanwhile, a debate has erupted regarding the wicketkeeper batsman in the Indian team. If reports are to be believed, in the Champions Trophy 2025, the selectors may include not KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant but some other player as wicketkeeper. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see which player the selectors choose as wicketkeeper.

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Team India currently has many options for wicketkeepers. Which includes names like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan. However, the names of Pant and Rahul are coming out first. Pant was seen keeping wickets in the recently played Border Gavaskar Trophy. But now if reports are to be believed, KL Rahul is being considered as the first choice of selectors for Champions Trophy 2025. Along with them, Sanju Samson can be given a chance.

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Pant- better performance than Rahul

Let us tell you, Sanju was made the opener of Team India under the coaching of Gautam Gambhir and from there he proved himself and staked a claim for the Champions Trophy 2025. Sanju batted brilliantly and also scored back to back centuries. Due to which his name has also started being discussed for the mega event. Apart from this, Sanju Samson has performed better than Pant and Rahul in ODIs.

In his ODI career, Pant has scored 871 runs in 27 innings of 31 matches at a modest average of 33.5. During this period, only one century and 5 half-centuries have come from his bat. Whereas Samson has got a chance to play 16 matches so far. In his 14 innings he has scored 510 runs at an average of 56.67. In such a situation, it is believed that Sanju Samson can be given a chance in the Champions Trophy.

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav,