Delhi: Indian cricket selectors have announced their 15-member team for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to be hosted by Pakistan from 19 February. India captain Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced the squad during the press conference. During this time, the team for the ODI series against England was also announced.
Harshit Rana selected in ODI series
Young fast bowler Harshit Rana is ready to make his ODI debut in the upcoming three-match ODI series against England. Rana, who made his Test debut in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in Australia, has been selected in the ODI team in place of injured Jasprit Bumrah.
In the press conference, chief selector Ajit Agarkar made it clear that Bumrah will be out of the three-match ODI series against England. He said, ‘Bumrah has been asked to rest for five weeks. The BCCI medical team will give an update on him. It is expected that he will recover after the first week of February. Apart from this, he will also be out of at least the first two matches of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 which will be played against Bangladesh and Pakistan. This is the reason why Harshit has been included in the team for the ODI series against England.
Rana’s List A career
Rana made his List A debut against Meghalaya in November 2022. He has not played any one-day match since December 2023. So far he has played 14 List A games and has taken 22 wickets at an average of 23.45, which includes two fours.
ODI series schedule
The ODI series against England will serve as a preparation series for the Champions Trophy 2025. The ODI series will start on 6 February at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. The second ODI match of the series will be played on 9 February at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack and the third and last ODI match will be played on 12 February at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
India’s squad for Champions Trophy:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja. .