The Indian cricket crew slumped to a humiliating 1-3 sequence loss within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in opposition to Australia. Nevertheless, the main focus now shifts to white-ball cricket with England travelling to India and the Champions Trophy 2025 happening in February after a sequence of controversies. In keeping with a report by Times of India, the 15-member provisional squad for the competitors might be introduced by January 12 with the crew allowed to make modifications until February 13. The competitors will begin on February 19.
“All groups have to submit their provisional squads by January 12 however (are) allowed to make modifications until February 13. It’s as much as the groups whether or not they need to announce the squad or not because the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) will launch the submitted squads solely on February 13,” an ICC official instructed TOI.
The report additional claimed that gamers in fray for Champions Trophy are anticipated to be included within the squad for the three-match ODI sequence in opposition to England with Jasprit Bumrah being the one exception. Whereas Rohit is predicted to guide the aspect within the competitors, Bumrah is reportedly going to be his vice-captain until there are any damage issues.
That might be a giant blow to all-rounder Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul who’ve beforehand served as Rohit’s deputy in ODIs. Nevertheless, with Bumrah rising as a serious captaincy choice, the choice will be one taken by the selectors maintaining the longer term in thoughts.
In keeping with the report, Arshdeep Singh and Shreyas Iyer might be in competition for a spot within the ODI squad after good present in home cricket.
In the meantime, Harbhajan Singh has urged the BCCI to finish the “famous person tradition” within the crew and decide gamers for future assignments solely on the premise of efficiency and never on popularity.
Harbhajan’s stinging remarks got here after India’s 1-3 Take a look at sequence defeat to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the primary time in a decade.
“There’s a famous person tradition which has developed. We do not want superstars, we want performers. If the crew has them (performers), it would transfer ahead. Whoever needs to turn out to be a famous person ought to keep at house and play cricket there,” the spin nice stated on his YouTube channel.
“There’s a tour of England arising. Now everybody has began speaking about what is going to occur in England, who will go, who is not going to go. For me, it’s a easy matter. Solely gamers who’re performing ought to go. You possibly can’t preserve selecting gamers on their popularity.
“For those who do this, then you must take Kapil Dev sir and Anil bhai additionally. Right here, the BCCI and the selectors must be agency and act powerful. I do not assume that the famous person angle is taking the crew ahead.”
(With PTI inputs)
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