New Delhi:
Both captain Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar expressed satisfaction over the selection of the Indian team announced for the Champions Trophy 2025 on Saturday. They have selected a “well-balanced” team for the mega event, But after the selection, the news that came out about Gambhir’s different choice has said a lot. However, ever since the team came into existence, former cricketers have started raising questions about whether or not there will be any selection, while till now the fans are also talking openly on this issue. The existence or absence of some selection is raising big questions. Let us know what are those 3 biggest questions, which are continuously discussed after the team selection. And this debate is not going to end any time soon.
1. Why are Jaiswal’s rights being violated?
A few days ago, there was a news that head coach Gautam Gambhir wants to make Jaiswal the future captain, but by making Gill the vice-captain, the selection committee has said something else. However, it has become a big question that why is Jaiswal being stopped? The batsman who has played Test cricket largely in ODI style, who scored a century in Perth in his very first tour of Australia, whose style of playing T20 is very intense, has been selected as the reserve opener in the Champions Trophy. . While on one hand Jaiswal should have started the innings with Rohit in the XI, on the other hand it seems that the Champions Trophy will prove to be a picnic for Jaiswal?
2. Why is Hardik not in the back-up team?
Hardik was bound to be selected in the team but the question is how many overs will he bowl or even bowl in the Champions Trophy matches? Does he have the ability to bowl the full quota? Hardik bowled 20 overs in three overs in Vijay Hazare Trophy? Average six and a half overs in every match. However, if God forbid Pandya gets injured, then who? He was out of the tournament due to injury against Bangladesh in the 2023 World Cup. Thankfully, his departure proved to be a profitable deal because Shami created history after that. The question is who is his back-up. And why was Nitish Reddy not kept on stand-by? If Gill had to be made the vice-captain and ensure his place in the eleven, it would have been better if Nitish Reddy was taken with the team instead of Jaiswal.
3. What is the use of Ravindra Jadeja?
Chief selector Ajit Agarkar gave a big gesture in the press conference when he read out the entire 15 names. Usually this does not happen when the Chief Selector reads the names one by one. And among the names that were there, the last name was that of Ravindra Jadeja. This aspect tells a lot about this all-rounder. Akshar Patel’s name was included in the eleven. Pundits and fans are asking the same question whether Jadeja will be a part of the eleven? And if not, then it would have been better to have Varun Chakraborty, Nitish Reddy or any other better player in the team. The point is also that Akshar and Jadeja are players of the same style, if the latter had been there then there would have been variety.
