First Batch Of Team India Players Leave For Dubai Ahead Of Their Champions Trophy 2025 Campaign

After a 3-0 ODI series win against England, Team India has departed to Dubai for the ICC Champions Trophy. Team India, led by Rohit Sharma, will play all their matches in Dubai as they won’t be going to Pakistan due to security reasons.

Videos on social media show head coach Gautam Gambhir, captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, and other players at Mumbai International Airport.

Further, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, and Arshdeep Singh are also part of the squad. Hardik Pandya was the last to join before departure.

India faced a big setback as Jasprit Bumrah, originally selected for the tournament, has been ruled out due to a lower back injury. However, Harshit Rana, who performed well in the recent series against England, has been named as his replacement in the squad.

India’s schedule for ICC Champions Trophy 2025

India’s first match in the Champions Trophy 2025 is against Bangladesh on February 20 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, followed by the much-awaited clash against Pakistan on February 23 and against New Zealand on March 2.

India’s squad for ICC Champions Trophy, 2025: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Non Travelling substitutes: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammed Siraj and Shivam Dube. The three players will travel to Dubai as and when required.

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