Yograj Singh Reacts on Team India Champions Trophy Squad: Former Indian cricketer and Yuvraj Singh’s father Yograj reacted to Team India’s squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 and said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the selectors have Have supported. Earlier on Saturday, chief selector Ajit Agarkar and captain Rohit Sharma held a press conference to announce the 15-member squad for the Champions Trophy 2025 and the ODI series against England.
Speaking to ANI, Yograj Singh said that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli should not be dropped from the team due to their poor form. He said that if Rohit and Rohit are dropped, the team will disintegrate. He also praised BCCI for the selection of the team. Yograj Singh told ANI, “I want to congratulate the BCCI and the selectors who supported the team. I have always said that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli should not be removed, if you remove them then your team will disintegrate.
We may have lost in Australia but we should not forget that we have defeated them in two matches. I was worried that 5-6 people should not be removed (not Shubman or Virat), (Yograj Singh on Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli) so I was supporting them. I think this is the best thing, I want to congratulate the board and the think tank, the selectors, I appreciate these people.”
The newest challenge for India is the ICC Champions Trophy, which will start from 19 February and run till 9 March. It will be hosted by Pakistan and UAE, in which India will play its matches in UAE under the hybrid model. In this tournament of eight teams, there will be 15 matches of 50 overs and these matches will be played in Pakistan and Dubai. The biggest match of the tournament will be played between two arch rivals India and Pakistan on 23 February in Dubai. India will start its campaign against Bangladesh on 20 February. India’s last league match will be against New Zealand on March 2.
Group A of the tournament includes current Champions Trophy holders and hosts Pakistan, India, New Zealand and Bangladesh, while Group B includes Cricket World Cup 2023 champions Australia, Afghanistan, England and South Africa. India team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja. India’s group stage matches: 20 February – India vs Bangladesh, Dubai. 23 February – India vs Pakistan, Dubai. March 2 – India vs New Zealand, Dubai.
