Sanju Samson and Mohammad Siraj have not been selected in the Champions Trophy team. Both were big contenders to be selected in Team India but the selectors have not given place to these stars. However, Yuvraj Singh's father and former cricketer Yograj Singh has advocated the inclusion of a 24-year-old player in Team India for the Champions Trophy. Yograj Singh wants that young player Abhishek Sharma, who has not even made his ODI debut yet, should have been included in the Indian squad.
Yograj Singh is the father of veteran player Yuvraj Singh and former cricketer. Yograj has also played some matches for Team India but his cricket career ended very quickly. Yograj is often seen talking on issues related to cricket. Now he has supported Abhishek Sharma after the announcement of Team India for the Champions Trophy.
While talking to IANS, Yograj said about Abhishek, 'This is the right way to take things forward, we should support those players who are going through bad times. I would say that Abhishek Sharma should also be in the team because he is going to be a big player in the future and this is a great opportunity for him to learn.
Abhishek Sharma has not played any ODI match yet. Even young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal did not make his debut in ODI, then why was he selected in the Champions Trophy team? The simple answer to this is his stellar performance in other formats. In the year 2024, Jaiswal was the batsman who scored the most Test runs and hit the most number of sixes for India. He has proved himself in T-20 cricket also. Abhishek has so far played only T-20 cricket for India. He also has less experience in international cricket compared to Jaiswal. However, it is difficult for Jaiswal to find a place in the playing eleven. He will be able to play in this tournament only as a backup to Rohit Sharma or Shubman Gill. Because Jaiswal is also an opener like these two.
