Will Rohit and Kohli Play in Champions Trophy 2025?
After narrowly missing out on winning the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, the Indian team is now ready to complete the unfinished task of winning an ICC ODI event with the upcoming Champions Trophy. So Let’s take a look at Will Rohit and Kohli Play in Champions Trophy 2025.
India, who finished as the runners-up of the previous edition of the marquee event, will go into the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as the favourites to win due to their star-studded line-up.
However, the Indian team faced a bit dip in their star players performances across formats last year. Rohit Sharma had a decent start to 2024 in both T20Is and Tests, but he ended the year on a down note, scoring just 31 in five test innings in Australia.
Rohit’s ODI’s statistics, however, will tell a different story though. His overall average nearing 50, and the ability to provide India a strong start while batting at the top of the order is unparalleled.
With 10,866 ODI runs to his name, the current Indian skipper has everything a leader must have: the aggression, hunger for runs, and a clever leadership in the 50-over format of the game, He finished the year 2024 as the leading run-scorer for India in the ODIs as well.
When it comes to Virat Kohli, he has been the backbone of India’s batting line-up across formats over the years. Despite failing to play a single impactful knock before the finale in India’s T20I World Cup winning campaign in 2024, no one doubted his abilities, and he came up big in the final against South Africa, hitting an inning-saving 76.
Kohli was the highest run-scorer in the ODI World Cup 2023, and only three inferior innings in 2024 will not keep him out of the team. Kohli’s average of 58.18 in the one-day format and his 13,926 runs (3rd highest) are testimony of his strength and dominance in the format.
Will selectors drop Rohit and Virat from India’s Champions Trophy squad?
It is unlikely that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli would be dropped from India’s Champions Trophy 2025 squad. However, their future will be highly dependent on how they will perform in this multiteam tournament.
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India’s Probable squad for Champions Trophy 2025
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
