The Indian cricket group slumped to a humiliating 1-3 sequence loss within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in opposition to Australia. Nevertheless, the main target now shifts to white-ball cricket with England travelling to India and the Champions Trophy 2025 going down in February after a sequence of controversies. In keeping with a report by Occasions of India, the 15-member provisional squad for the competitors can be introduced by January 12 with the group allowed to make modifications until February 13. The competitors will begin on February 19.
“All groups must 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 wish to announce the squad or not because the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) will launch the submitted squads solely on February 13,” an ICC official advised 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 facet within the competitors, Bumrah is reportedly going to be his vice-captain until there are any damage considerations.
That can be an enormous 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 significant captaincy choice, the choice could be one taken by the selectors preserving the longer term in thoughts.
In keeping with the report, Arshdeep Singh and Shreyas Iyer can 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 group and choose gamers for future assignments solely on the idea of efficiency and never on status.
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’d like performers. If the group has them (performers), it would transfer ahead. Whoever desires to develop into a famous person ought to keep at dwelling 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 won’t go. For me, it’s a easy matter. Solely gamers who’re performing ought to go. You’ll be able to’t hold choosing gamers on their status.
“In the event you try this, then you must take Kapil Dev sir and Anil bhai additionally. Right here, the BCCI and the selectors should be agency and act robust. I do not suppose that the famous person perspective is taking the group ahead.”
(With PTI inputs)
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