According to Aakash Chopra, skipper Rohit Sharma and deputy Shubman Gill will be opening the innings for the team in the first match against Bangladesh. Both Rohit and Gill looked solid in the ODI series against England and helped the team win by the margin of 3-0.
At No.3, Aakash Chopra backed Virat Kohli to bat. The right-hander slammed a solid half-century in the last ODI while Shreyas Iyer will be there at No.4. The middle-order batter looked in solid form in the last series as he slammed two half-centuries and also was seen playing short ball with ease.
Hardik Pandya, along with Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja, will be the three all-rounders that India will be playing in the first game against Bangladesh in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. However, Aakash Chopra mentioned that there won't be any fixed batting order for the trio as it will depend on the situation.
Kuldeep Yadav will be picked ahead of Varun Chakravarthy in the playing XI according to Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra went in with just two fast bowlers in Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh, leaving out Harshit Rana. The KKR pacer was added to the team as a replacement for Jasprit Bumrah, who was ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 with a back injury.
Aakash Chopra names his India XI for the first game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 against Bangladesh:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
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