Cricket News Desk: Less than a week is left for the announcement of the Indian team for the ICC Champions Trophy. BCCI is facing many problems regarding selection. The BCCI selection committee wants to include strong players in the 15-member team going to Dubai. There are two big contenders for the role of wicketkeeper in this team in the form of KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant. Sanju Samson's name was also coming up as a wicketkeeper, but now the story has completely changed.

According to the PTI report, Pant is the favorite as the wicketkeeper, while Dhruv Jurel could join the team as the second wicketkeeper. This means that KL Rahul will be in the playing eleven, but will not do wicketkeeping.

Samson is not playing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
According to this, BCCI believes that Samson looks more fit in T20 format rather than ODI. The board believes this because Samson has scored three centuries in his last five T20 Internationals. Apart from this, one of the reasons for not getting a place in the team is also his refusal to participate in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Many Indian players are playing in this tournament and are attracting the attention of selectors with their performance.

Samson did not attend the Kerala camp.
Samson was not selected in the Kerala team as he did not join the Kerala camp before the start of the tournament. Samson has been selected for the five-match T20 series against England starting on January 22.

Harbhajan took Samson's side.
However, former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh supported Samson and ranked him above Pant and said that he should be included in the Indian squad for the Champions Trophy. He said, 'I believe that either Samson or Pant deserves a place in the team, but based on his recent performance in South Africa, I am in favor of Sanju.' Although Rishabh performed brilliantly in Australia, he should be given some rest considering the length of that series.