Jaiswal included; no Samson, Bumrah injured? India's predicted squad for Champions Trophy 2025

Jaiswal included; no Samson, Bumrah injured? India's predicted squad for Champions Trophy 2025

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Jasprit Bumrah has reportedly been ruled out of India's league matches in the Champions Trophy with back pain, which re-occurred for the first time since his successful comeback to competitive cricket in 2023. If Bumrah is unavailable, here's what India's squad for the ICC event could look like-

Jasprit Bumrah has reportedly been ruled out of India's league matches in the Champions Trophy with back pain, which re-occurred for the first time since his successful comeback to competitive cricket in 2023. If Bumrah is unavailable, here's what India's squad for the ICC event could look like-

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Rohit Sharma (C)

Rohit Sharma (C)

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Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill

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Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli

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Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer

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KL Rahul

KL Rahul

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Rishabh Pant will be the first-choice wicketkeeper for India in the Champions Trophy with Rahul set to be picked as a pure batter

Rishabh Pant will be the first-choice wicketkeeper for India in the Champions Trophy with Rahul set to be picked as a pure batter

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Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya

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Axar Patel is set to take the role of the first-choice spin all-rounder in all likelihood after being named as vice-captain in T20Is. Axar has been in terrific form in white-ball cricket with both bat and ball and will pip Ravindra Jadeja in the role

Axar Patel is set to take the role of the first-choice spin all-rounder in all likelihood after being named as vice-captain in T20Is. Axar has been in terrific form in white-ball cricket with both bat and ball and will pip Ravindra Jadeja in the role

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Washington Sundar

Washington Sundar

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Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj

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Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh

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Mohammed Shami

Mohammed Shami

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Jaiswal not getting picked for T20Is against England was a sign that the left-hander's rise to the top might land him in the ODI side for the first time for India, first in the England series and then probably for the Champions Trophy as well

Jaiswal not getting picked for T20Is against England was a sign that the left-hander's rise to the top might land him in the ODI side for the first time for India, first in the England series and then probably for the Champions Trophy as well

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Not playing the Vijay Hazare Trophy could backfire badly for Sanju Samson and his prospects and Dhruv Jurel, who hasn't gotten much chances across formats with Pant and Samson dominating the respective formats, is most likely to be the backup keeper with Rahul to be picked as a pure batter

Not playing the Vijay Hazare Trophy could backfire badly for Sanju Samson and his prospects and Dhruv Jurel, who hasn't gotten much chances across formats with Pant and Samson dominating the respective formats, is most likely to be the backup keeper with Rahul to be picked as a pure batter

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Varun Chakravarthy was competing with Ravi Bishnoi and probably Ravindra Jadeja for the third spinner's slot but with the form he is in, in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and in T20Is for India, the TN spinner might just pip the other two

Varun Chakravarthy was competing with Ravi Bishnoi and probably Ravindra Jadeja for the third spinner's slot but with the form he is in, in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and in T20Is for India, the TN spinner might just pip the other two

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If Bumrah is not there, Mukesh Kumar might find himself travelling with the squad as a reserve pacer while Nitish Reddy and Ravi Bishnoi (or Ravindra Jadeja) could accompany him if Kuldeep Yadav and Riyan Parag both are unable to get fit in time

If Bumrah is not there, Mukesh Kumar might find himself travelling with the squad as a reserve pacer while Nitish Reddy and Ravi Bishnoi (or Ravindra Jadeja) could accompany him if Kuldeep Yadav and Riyan Parag both are unable to get fit in time

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