Former Australian cricket Michael Clarke analyzed the Indian team for the ICC champions of Trophy 2025. He said that despite the lack of Jasprit Bumrah, the side of the rohit Sharma Favorite to win the eight nations tournament.
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled to take place from February 19, and the Indian National Cricket for Locking Horns with Bangladesh on February 20th. After that, they will take over Pakistan on February 2nd, before playing New Zealand on March 2. Everything will be played at the cricket stadium in Dubai.
India will Captain Rohit Sharma at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025
India will be Captain Rohit Sharma at the ICC 2025 ICC trophy, but the team will be without his prime minister Pacer, Jasprit Bumrah, which will no doubt be a blow. The fast bowlers suffered a back injury during the Border-Gavascar Trophy 2024-25 and is currently in NCA.
In his absence, Harshit was admitted to the team and will be the third pacer, along with Mohammed Shamija and Arshdeep Singh. India also has five Spinners in Axar Patel, Ravidra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar and Varun Chakravarthy.
While the hit department looks very firm. Skiper Rohit Sharma, along with Vice-Capetan Shubman Gill, will open inings, while there will be Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Kl Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya. It is fair to say that if they play their potential I can win the tournament.
India, look like a very, very strong side – Michael Clarke
Michael Clarke talked about the Indian team for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, saying that the side run Rohit Sharma has a very strong team. He mentioned that the absence of Jasprit Bumrah would be a blow, but he added that they still have a strong opportunity to win. Speaking on the yoepd23 cricket podcast, he said:
“It’s a challenge. It’s a difference. But India, they look like a very, very strong side, just looking at their composition, I don’t even know who will play, as if there are so many different permuts of this play 11. Oh yes, I can’t manage in Thomas.
“Great new ball, great death, wicker. Every team that has bumrah, you are a different team without him. So they will miss them. But you look through that team. It’s so strong. I think India is a favorite even without Bumrah, I think that they are the favorites to win the championship trophy.
I think it’s a superstar, I think x factor – Michael Clarke on Hardik Pandya
Michael Clarke called Hardik Pandya X-Factor for India, saying that he is a versatile player of the superstar and that he will have a big tournament. He added:
“For me, which I think they missed the Australian Summer, which is part of their shorter format, is Hardik Pandya. I think he is a superstar. I think he is an x factor. And I think he’ll have a huge tournament.
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