IPL Cricket 2025: marvelbet Hardik Pandya Riddle dominates Champions Trophy selection

 


marvelbet The ICC Champions Trophy - popularly known as the Mini World Cup - will begin in six weeks and the deadline for submitting teams is fast approaching.


Die-hard Indian cricket fans may still be coming to terms with the long Test cricket season, which ultimately proves to be a bitter pill to swallow. But team management and the national selection panel have already started planning the next big Test for the men's cricket team, albeit in a different format.


The ICC Champions Trophy - popularly known as the Mini World Cup - will begin in six weeks and the deadline for submitting teams is fast approaching. As a result, the selection panel will select the preliminary squad for the main event on Friday, two days ahead of the January 12 deadline set by the International Cricket Council.


Gautam Gambhir's first assignment as Team India's head coach was to join Jasprit Bumrah in the three-match series in Sri Lanka in July last year. Moreover, the entire ODI team suffered a whitewash. India has not made any foreign direct investment since then.


Therefore, the selector is unlikely to modify the combination. However, the biggest focus will be around the possible inclusion of Hardik Pandya. The enigmatic all-rounder will be the primary consideration for the balance of the team.


Hardik did not feature in any of the six ODIs India played after suffering an injury during the 2023 World Cup. Therefore, he was told to prove his playing ability by participating in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.


The former T20I captain played three games for Baroda in the league stage and will also be involved in the knockout matches. It will be interesting to see if the selection committee believes in Hardik's match fitness.


Unless Hardik and Jasprit Bumrah are expected to return as vice-captain, the selection committee is unlikely to make many changes to the pair despite the series defeat in Sri Lanka.


However, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma are likely to figure prominently in the discussion of possible positions in the batting group.

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