Champions Trophy: Team India's squad has been announced for Champions Trophy 2025. ICC Champions Trophy is to start from 19 February and the final match will be played on 9 March. Team India's captaincy for Champions Trophy has been handed over to Rohit Sharma.

Team India has been placed in Group A in Champions Trophy and Team India has to play 3 matches in the group stage. In which Team India has to play its first match from 20 February. What can be the possible playing 11 of Team India in the first match. Today we will discuss this.

First match with Bangladesh in Champions Trophy

Team India has to play its first match with Bangladesh in Champions Trophy. The match between India and Bangladesh is to be played in Dubai on 19 February. In the match against Bangladesh, wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul is finding it difficult to get a place in the playing 11 of Team India.

Because, as a wicketkeeper batsman, Rishabh Pant can get a chance in the playing 11 instead of KL Rahul. This is because Ajit Agarkar has said in the press conference that we have included Pant in the team as the first wicketkeeper.

Yashasvi and Kuldeep find it difficult to get a place

In the match against Bangladesh, in-form batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal is finding it difficult to get a chance in the playing 11 of Team India. Because, Shubman Gill has been made the vice-captain. Due to which Gill's place in the playing 11 is now considered confirmed.

That is why Yashasvi Jaiswal may not get a chance in the playing 11. While apart from this, Kuldeep Yadav may also have to sit out of the playing 11. Because, Team India can enter the first match with three fast bowlers and Ravindra Jadeja and Akshar Patel can get a chance as spinner all-rounders.

Team India's probable playing 11 against Bangladesh

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jaspreet Bumrah and Mohammad Shami.