Champions Trophy 2025: This time the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, hosted by Pakistan, is to start from 19th February. But the Indian team will play all its matches in UAE. Team India will try to win the title by performing well in this tournament and will also want to avenge the defeat in the final of the ODI World Cup. In such a situation, a debate has erupted regarding which players will be included for wicketkeeper batsman in Team India.
Now it is almost decided who will get the chance for the wicket-keeper batsman in the Champions Trophy 2025.
The schedule of Champions Trophy 2025 has been released. And with this, the debate has also intensified regarding which wicketkeeper will be given a chance in the Indian team. In such a situation, the names of 3 wicketkeeper batsmen of Team India are being discussed. Rishabh Pant, who has batted well in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and Tests, but when it comes to ODIs, his performance has been very disappointing. But still Pant is considered the first choice for captain selector.
Sanju Samson is the first name coming to challenge Pant. Let us tell you, Sanju was made the opener of Team India under the coaching of Gautam Gambhir and from there he proved himself and staked a claim for the Champions Trophy. Sanju batted brilliantly and also scored back to back centuries. Due to which his name has also started being discussed for the mega event. But he will be dropped from the race for 50 over matches.
According to a report going viral in the media, two names are being considered for the place of wicketkeeper-batsman in the Champions Trophy 2025. The first name is that of Rishabh Pant, about whom there will be no discussion, the second name that is coming to the fore is that of KL Rahul. When Pant was out of Team India due to injury, the management gave him a chance to wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul in his place. Due to which he has performed extremely well as a wicketkeeper batsman while playing for Team India.
Let us tell you, KL Rahul is seen playing well for Team India at number 5-6 and along with this, he has also played an important role in changing the outcome of the game with his gloves many times. In such a situation, KL Rahul can be given a chance as a wicketkeeper batsman for the Champions Trophy 2025.
KL Rahul, who started his international career in 2014, has played 77 ODI matches for the Indian team so far. In which he has scored 2851 runs at an average of 49.15. Apart from this, he has scored 7 centuries in this format.
