Ajit Agarkar, the Chief Selector and Rohit Sharma, the ODI captain unveiled India's squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy that will be jointly hosted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB).

Karun Nair carved out a memorable Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he smashed 779 runs in seven matches at a mind-boggling average of 389.5

India shift focus to limited-overs cricket after disappointing Test campaigns. The future of legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma hinges on their performances in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, as hinted by BCCI chairman Ajit Agarkar during the squad announcement press conference.

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah (Subject to fitness), Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, and Ravindra Jadeja

India's Champions Trophy squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep SIngh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, and Ravindra Jadeja.

Mohammed Siraj was the biggest name missing India's squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The star bowler was part of India's last ODI series against Sri Lanka in August 2024 but failed to find a place in the latest team upon the return of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami.