India Champions Trophy 2025 Squad Announcement Highlights: Rohit Sharma named Captain, Shubman Gill to deputy; Sanju Samson, Karun Nair snubbed

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"You can't please everyone. You try to make the best possible squad to win games," Rohit Sharma on Mohammed Siraj snub.

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"Every team has a few rules in place and when playing you follow the rules. It's not a school, it's not a punishment. You just inherently follow certain things as every team does. A lot of them have been in place in any case and you keep refining it as you go along," Ajit Agarkar says on the BCCI SOPs.

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When you have the quality like Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel - the squad looks to have a lot of depth - Rohit Sharma on India's spin-bowling all-rounders.

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"Last six or seven years, we haven't had 45 days at home. But now it has been made mandatory to play domestic cricket when you have time," says Rohit Sharma on BCCI's ruling of Domestic Cricket.

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"Tough. We did have a chat. When those kind of performances happen, at the moment, it is difficult to find a spot. So unfortunately you can't fit everyone in. If there is loss of form or injuries, there certainly will be a conversation," Agarkar says on Karun Nair snub.

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India Squad for Champions Trophy and England ODI Series

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc), 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

Harshit Rana will part of the ODI squad against England.

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Ajit Agarkar and Rohit Sharma both have taken their seats in these vacant chairs. The announcement is set to start soon, almost 2.5 hours after the scheduled time.

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Rohit Sharma has arrived at the press conference room. Hopefully the wait ends now.

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Amid the delay in squad announcement, the buzz on social media suggests captain Rohit Sharma and coach Gautam Gambhir are at odds regarding team selection. Although unconfirmed by MyKhel, KL Rahul and Sanju Samson are being named as the key personnel behind the difference in opinion between Rohit and Gambhir.

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A delay which has gone past more than 2 hours, BCCI is yet to announce the India team for the Champions Trophy. It is quite shocking. Rohit Sharma and Ajit Agarkar are still in discussion.

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This is utterly unprofessional from BCCI and the Indian team. The journalists, photographers, broadcasters - all are waiting for the squad announcement and the apex body of Indian cricket is delaying the proceedings without any proper update. They need to at least communicate the expected timeline of the squad announcement.

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Rohit Sharma, Ajit Agarkar are still in discussion. It is possible that Gautam Gambhir is also in the mix - but this is such a rarity in the history of Indian cricket. The press conference, which was supposed to take place at 12:30 pm, we are heading towards a 2-hour delay already.

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The wait continues. Still no indication on when the team shall be announced.

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The Press Conference is delayed without any known reason. The chief selector and the captain are likely in discussion and there may be some kind of differences among them. The original press conference was scheduled at about 12:30 pm IST, but it is yet to start.

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We go past one hour from the scheduled press conference announcement, but the presser is delayed. Rohit Sharma, Ajit Agarkar haven't yet emerged

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Here is the squad picked by Star Sports Experts.

Star Sports experts India's squad for the 2025 Champions Trophy. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/kx2q3LscOb

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 14, 2025

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We are still waiting for the Press conference. The meeting is still ongoing and the squad announcement is already delayed. It is to be seen how long the duo take before sorting things out for the Champions Trophy 2025 squad.

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India captain Rohit Sharma will be hoping for a positive outcome in the Champions Trophy. The recent months have been dismal for him and the veteran will be hoping to turn the tables in the Champions Trophy. If things go south in UAE, Rohit's career could be in jeopardy. It is an extremely delicate and crucial next couple of months for some India stalwarts, and Rohit is definitely one of them.

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Mohammed Shami looks set for a return to the Indian team after a 14-month absence. The pace star has played for Bengal across all formats in domestic cricket and has 23 wickets to his name.

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India's T20I squad vs England

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (vc), Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar,Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh

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The latest report coming from Wankhede suggests both Rohit and Agarkar are in discussion regarding the squad. The press conference will start when the meeting gets concluded.

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Both Ajit Agarkar and Rohit Sharma are at the BCCI HQ in Mumbai. The duo will emerge out for the press conference soon. It is to be seen how the Indian team shapes up for the England ODI series and Champions Trophy.

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Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul to get the nod ahead of Suryakumar Yadav in the selection pecking order. Sanju Samson may also miss out the squad entirely.

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Sunil Gavaskar believes Sanju Samson must be in the India squad for the Champions Trophy 2025. But the Kerala wicketkeeper may not find a place after missing out Vijay Hazare Trophy.

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The broadcast has already started. We can expect the announcement to happen anytime in the next few minutes. Sunil Gavaskar, part of the broadcast panel, says it will be tough for selectors to pick a partner for Rohit Sharma, but feels Yashasvi Jaiswal maybe the ideal personnel.

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Rohit Sharma will attend the press conference after the squad announcement. He will be facing the media and may have to face some tough questions. The same shall also happen to Ajit Agarkar, who may have to answer a few tricky questions.

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The press conference is set to start soon. Who will be the 15 India players to be selected for the Champions Trophy 2025? Brace yourselves!

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Rohit Sharma has already reached the BCCI Headquarters in Mumbai and the press conference is set to start soon. The India captain will be accompanied with Ajit Agarkar, the chief selector.

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Just around 5 minutes away from the start of the press conference.

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Players in Focus ahead of Champions Trophy 2025 squad announcement.

Jasprit Bumrah - likely to be included

Shreyas Iyer - likely to be included

Karun Nair - set to miss out

Kuldeep Yadav - may miss out (50/50)

Mohammed Shami - Surely In (if fitness permits)

Sanju Samson - set to miss out