After a disappointing effort in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, the Indian national cricket team has now turned its attention to the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The tournament is all set to be played from February 19 to March 9 in Pakistan and the UAE.
The Indian cricket team would now like to win the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 to give their fans something to cheer about. The tournament will no doubt be extremely important for them as the careers of some of the key players will be at stake, having been under investigation during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
BCCI takes a big step in leadership ahead of ICC Champions Trophy 2025
With the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 around the corner, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made a major change in the leadership of the team. According to reports in the Times of India, it is learned that the tournament will feature a new vice-captain of the Indian national cricket team.
After the 2024 T20 World Cup, the Indian national cricket team has roped in youngster Shubman Gill in a leadership role and he has been named vice-captain in the two white-ball formats. The step was taken keeping the future in mind as the BCCI wanted youngsters to be brought up under the guidance of senior players.
Shubman Gill unlikely to continue in his role as vice-captain of India’s national cricket team for ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Jasprit Bumrah to take over
However, Shubman Gill is unlikely to continue in his role as vice-captain of the Indian national cricket team for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Reports have claimed that pacer Jasprit Bumrah will deputize for Rohit Sharma in the eight-nation tournament. , which will be played next month.
Jasprit Bumrah has been a part of India’s leading pack for quite some time now. He vice-captained the team in the ODI series against South Africa in early 2022 and then made his captaincy debut against Ireland in 2023, a series that marked his return to international cricket after some time.
Jasprit Bumrah is part of India’s leadership group since 2022
In Tests too, Jasprit Bumrah was in the leading pack. He captained the Indian national cricket team in two matches in Australia, Perth and Sydney, during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. And he seemed to impress the selectors.
Jasprit Bumrah taking over as vice-captain from Shubman Gill will be a big step for the team. This gives an indication that the top fast bowler will be in line to captain the team when Rohit Sharma decides to leave or when he relinquishes the lead.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to announce the squad this week for the England series and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Jasprit Bumrah is likely to be rested for three matches but will be there for the tournament in February and March.
