Analyzing India’s 2025 Champions Trophy squad, Navjot Singh Sidhu believes that the national selectors have picked the perfect team, which has the ability to counter any challenge in any condition in the upcoming 50-over prestigious tournament.
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I would have kept Mohammed Siraj in the CT squad for sure: Navjot Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu was quoted as saying by Sports Tak, “Going by India’s squad for the Champions Trophy, it looks like selectors have given importance to the all-rounders. The squad has four quality all-rounders in Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, and Washington Sundar. And this team has the ability to stand tall in difficult situations. But if I had to pick the side, I would have played four seamers and three spinners. I would have kept Mohammed Siraj in the squad for sure.”
The former Indian cricketer believes that the spinners aren't as effective in Dubai as they are in other places, so it would have been a great call to have extra seamers in the form of Siraj for the prestigious tournament. However, he still feels India has a good, balanced squad for the Champions Trophy.
Navjot Singh Sidhu explains why Siraj should have been picked for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Sidhu signed off by saying, “Reason being, the last time when we carried four spinners in West Indies, you left aside one of them (Yuzvendra Chahal) and didn’t give him a game. But if you look at Sharjah and Dubai conditions, spinners are not that effective there. A little bit here and there, but overall, I see a good balance in the side.”
Siraj then helped India to make it to the 2023 ODI World Cup final on home soil, where he scalped an impressive 14 wickets. The fiery pacer was also in good form on the Australia tour recently.
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