Delhi: Now only one month is left for the start of Champions Trophy 2025. In such a situation, BCCI has announced the Indian team on Saturday, which includes 15 players. Players like Sanju Samson, Karun Nair and Mohammed Siraj did not get a place in this team. At the same time, former coach of the Indian cricket team, Sanjay Bangar has selected his playing 11 for this tournament.
These players are included in Bangar’s playing 11
Sanjay Bangar has given the responsibility of opening in his playing 11 to Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. After this, Virat Kohli has been selected at number 3, Shreyas Iyer at number 4 and wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul at number 5.
3 all-rounders got place
Bangar has also included three all-rounders in this playing 11, which include Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar. Apart from this, he also included Kuldeep Yadav in his team. Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh have been included in the final 11 as fast bowlers.
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ROHIT SHARMA,SHUBMAN GILL,VIRAT KOHLI,SHREYAS IYER, KL RAHUL, HARDIK PANDYA, RAVINDRA JADEJA, SUNDAR, KULDEEP YADAV, JASPRIT BUMRAH, ARSHDEEP SINGH 🔥#ChampionsTrophy2025 pic.twitter.com/GXHfGrSEXI
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Jaiswal’s name missing
Bangar has also not selected opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal in his team. Yashasvi, who has been performing consistently, has not yet made his ODI debut. Apart from this, Akshar Patel has also been made to sit on the bench. Let us tell you that the tournament will start from 19th February and the final match will be played on 9th March.
Sanjay Bangar chose playing 11
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh.
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