India National Cricket Team recently announced their squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The team will be captained by Rohit Sharma, and the squad is packed with match-winners, including Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, and others.
Although Jasprit Bumrah has been named in the squad, there is no certainty over his fitness. He will be missing the series against the England National Cricket Team, and there is no clarity if he will play all the games in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which will be played in a Hybrid model.
If Hardik Pandya is not in this team, for whatever reason, you can't play well with 11 players in your team - Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra rated Pandya as the most valuable player in the team for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He feels that if the all-rounder won't be playing, then the India National Cricket Team will struggle. Speaking to Star Sports, the cricketer-turned-commentator said:
Hardik Pandya is the only guy who is a fast bowling all-rounder - Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra pointed out the struggles that the team will be facing if Pandya doesn't play. He said that with the Team that has been announced, the all-rounder becomes the most valuable player. He explained:
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