Champions Trophy News LIVE: Rohit Sharma be leading Team India?

Champions Trophy News LIVE: Despite unable to perform with the bat in the previous Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-2025 in Australia, it is least likely that Rohit Sharma would be shed as Team India’s captain for ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Champions Trophy News LIVE: Rinku Singh or Tilak Varma

Champions Trophy News LIVE: According to a report  by PTI, the BCCI selectors may pick one out of Rinku Singh and Tilak Varma in the squad for the Champions Trophy 2025 as a reserve specialist batter. Both Rinku and Tilak Varma have so far played two and four ODIs respectively.

Champions Trophy News LIVE: Predicted Champions Trophy 2025 squad for India

Champions Trophy News LIVE: As per news agency PTI, this may be India’s Champions Trophy 2025 squad:

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy/Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan/Mohammed Shami, Rinku Singh/Tilak Varma.

Champions Trophy News LIVE: Pakistan’s Younis Khan returns as Afghanistan’s mentor

Champions Trophy News LIVE: Amid the CT 2025 schedule out, FirstPost reported that former Pakistan captain Younis Khan is set to rejoin the Afghan team as a mentor. Previously Younis had worked with Afghanistan in 2022 during a 15-day training camp in Abu Dhabi.

Champions Trophy News LIVE: Question mark on India’s next captain

Champions Trophy News LIVE: With Jasprit Bumrah still recovering from his back spasm issue, his spot as India’s vice-captain may be vacant and it will be a tough choice for selectors to appoint someone in Bumrah’s place.

Champions Trophy News LIVE: Full schedule for T20Is, ODIs series with England

Champions Trophy News LIVE: Full schedule for the five-T20Is and three ODIs that England will be playing in India

22 January – 1st T20I at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

25 January – 2nd T20I at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

28 January – 3rd T20I at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot

31 January – 4th T20I at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

2 February – 5th T20I at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

6 February – 1st ODI at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

9 February – 2nd ODI at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

12 February – 3rd ODI at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Champions Trophy News LIVE: India’s schedule in the upcoming ICC CT 2025

Champions Trophy News LIVE: India’s schedule in the upcoming ICC CT 2025.

20 February 2025: India vs Bangladesh at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai (2.30 pm)

23 February 2025: India vs Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai (2.30 pm)

2 March 2025: India vs New Zealand at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai (2.30 pm)

4 March 2025: Semi-final 1 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai (2.30 pm)

5 March 2025: Semi-final 2 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (2.30 pm)

9 March 2025: The Final at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (Final will be played in Dubai if India qualify, 2.30 pm)

10 March 2025: Reserve Day for final

Champions Trophy News LIVE: England already announced their squads

Champions Trophy News LIVE: Earlier, England have already announced their squads ODI squad for India tour and Champions Trophy 2025. They also announced T20I squad for India tour.

England ODI squad for India tour and Champions Trophy 2025: Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood

England T20I squad for India tour: Jos Buttler (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood

Champions Trophy News LIVE: India squad to come out on 11 January, reports

Champions Trophy News LIVE:  According to a report by FirstPost, the squad for the ODIs and T20Is vs England ODIs and the Champions Trophy may be declared on 11 January, as it has been reported that the BCCI selectors will be meeting on that date.

Champions Trophy News LIVE: Will BCCI opt for Hardik Pandya or Nitish Reddy?

Champions Trophy News LIVE: Despite all-rounder Hardik Pandya a preferred choice in the middle-order for the selectors, it will be interesting to see if Nitish Reddy is considered as an option for the Champions Trophy, according to a PTI report.

Champions Trophy News LIVE: Will Yashasvi Jaiswal make his ODI debut?

Champions Trophy News LIVE: Among the several questions being raised, a particular one is being discussed by several cricket critics and that is if youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal will make his ODI debut with either England series or CT 2025!

According to news agency PTI, Jaiswal could be picked in the ODI side as selectors are looking to add a left-hander in the top order.

Champions Trophy News LIVE: India at Champions Trophy over the years

Champions Trophy News LIVE: Here’s a quick recap of how India have fared at CT since 1998.

1998 (Bangladesh): Semi-finals

2000 (Kenya): Runners-up

2002 (Sri Lanka): Champions (Shared trophy with Sri Lanka)

2004 (England): Group Stage

2006 (India): Group Stage

2009 (South Africa): Group Stage

2013: (England and Wales): Champions

2017 (England and Wales): Runners-up