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India Playing Xi Against Bangladesh in Champions Trophy 2025: Team India Champions Trophy, which scoring 3–0 in England’s ODI series, will start its campaign on 20 February in 2025. Team India will take on Bangladesh in their first match. This match will be very important for both India and Bangladesh as both teams will try to start their campaign with victory. However, the Indian team will not be able to get the services of star bowler Jaspreet Bumrah in this tournament as they have been out of the Champions Trophy due to injury. In such a situation, India will have to choose the playing XI very carefully for its first match. Let’s know the 11 Indian players who can be seen on the field in the first match against Bangladesh.
In the Indian top order, captain Rohit Sharma, vice -captain Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli are scheduled to be. Rohit and Gill will be seen starting the innings. After this, Shreyas Iyer will come to bat at number four. After this, the matter may get a little stuck as KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant have 2-2 wicketkeeper-middle order batsmen in the Indian squad. The biggest challenge before the team management and captain Rohit Sharma will be who should be given a chance against both Pant and KL.
Challenge to choose one in Pant and KL
Rishabh Pant has the ability to reverse the dice of the match at any time with batting, while Rahul is a more reliable batsman in this format. Rahul had scored 452 runs in the 2023 ODI World Cup and also did wicketkeeping. However, he could not do anything special with the bat in the recently played against England. He scored 2, 10 and 40 runs against England. Despite this, KL is more likely to be selected in the playing XI as Pant did not play a single match against England. In such a situation, in view of the combination of the players in the playing XI, KL seems more to the chance of getting a chance. Hardik Pandya is also confirmed.
Bowling Shami and Arshdeep
The spin bowling department will be in the hands of Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and veteran Ravindra Jadeja. A trio of the three spinners can prove to be very effective in stopping the batsmen of any team. However, in view of Dubai pitches, 3 spinners can also be fed to 2 spinners. In such a situation, apart from Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana may also have an entry in the playing XI.
India’s possible playing XI for the first match against Bangladesh in 2025 ICC Champions Trophy: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (Vice -captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh.
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