Fans' wait for Champions Trophy 2025 is over, Indian squad announced, know who became the vice-captain and who got the place

Cricket News Desk. Champions Trophy 2025 is going to be organized next month i.e. from 19th February. This tournament will be played on hybrid model from 19 February to 9 March, for which the Indian team has been announced. The Indian cricket team will start its campaign in the Champions Trophy from 20th February. Team India has been placed in Group A along with Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand. Team India's first match will be against Bangladesh in Dubai. After this, Team India will face defending champion Pakistan on 23 February. This great match will also be played in Dubai. The Indian team will play its third and final match in the group stage against New Zealand on March 2 in Dubai.

Rohit is leading the team.
Rohit Sharma has been made the captain of Team India for the Champions Trophy. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have also been included in India's 15-member squad. Bumrah was injured on the Australia tour and could not bowl in the second innings of the last Test, after which there was speculation that he might be out of the group stage of the Champions Trophy, but now after the announcement of the team, it is The matter has become clear. Team. I am sure he is fully fit and will play the entire tournament.

Siraj out of the team
On the other hand, Mohammed Shami has returned to the Indian ODI team after 14 months. Shami played the last international match for Team India in the ODI World Cup to be held in November 2023. Like Shami, Bumrah has also returned to the ODI team after 14 months. Mohammad Siraj has not been included in the team. Arshdeep Singh has been given a chance in his place. Washington Sundar and Hardik Pandya have been included in the team as all-rounders. Kuldeep Yadav is also in the team. Yashasvi Jaiswal has been included in the ODI team for the first time.

7 out of 8 teams announced
A total of 8 teams will participate in the Champions Trophy 2025. Before India, 6 countries have announced their teams and now Team India has become the 7th team to announce its team. Now the only team left for the tournament is host Pakistan, which has not yet announced its 15 players. It is expected that Pakistan will announce the team soon.

Indian squad for Champions Trophy 2025 is as follows: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja.