"Ashwin selected the best XI of Champions Trophy 2025 - 4 players from Team India included, but Rohit Sharma was left out!"
- byManasavi
- 11 Mar, 2025

Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has selected the best XI of the Champions Trophy 2025 played in Dubai and Pakistan. He has included four players from India in his team. Which includes Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy.
Kohli played brilliant innings in the tournament, including an unbeaten 100 against arch-rival Pakistan and an 84-run innings played in the semi-final against Australia. At the same time, Iyer was the second most successful batsman of the tournament, scoring 243 runs at an average of 48.60.
At the same time, Varun Chakravarthy remained second in the list of highest wicket-takers despite not playing the first two matches of India. He took 9 wickets at an average of 15.11 and an economy of 4.53. Varun's fellow spinner Kuldeep took 7 wickets at an average of 31.85 and economy of 4.80.
Ashwin chose Rachin Ravindra and Ben Duckett as openers. Rachin topped the list of highest run scorers with 263 runs, while Duckett scored 227 runs.
He chose Josh Inglis and David Malir to bat at number 5 and number 6. Both scored centuries for their team while chasing the target.
The team includes two all-rounders in the form of Azmatullah Umarzarai and Michael Bracewell. Matt Henry is the only specialist fast bowler. Ashwin has chosen New Zealand captain and spin bowler Mitchell Santner as the 12th player.
Best XI of Champions Trophy 2025 picked by Ravichandran Ashwin
Rachin Ravindra, Ben Duckett, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Josh Inglis, David Miller, Azmatullah Umarzai, Michael Bracewell, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Matt Henry, Mitchell Santner (12th player)