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Mystery vs History: Selection curve ball pits Kuldeep Yadav against Varun Chakravarthy for spinner’s spot in India’s playing XI | Cricket News – The Times of India

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Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav (BCCI Photo) MUMBAI: While naming the spinners for the Champions Trophy, India’s national selec-tors, led by Ajit Agarkar, surprised many by replacing opener Yashasvi Jaiswal with mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy.The surprise didn’t end there. Varun was added to the squad despite the presence of four spinners who were already in…

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India’s middle order a concern ahead of Champions Trophy | Cricket News – The Times of India

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India have been dominant in the few ODIs they’ve played heading into the Champions Trophy, but inconsistencies remain in the batting order…Does India’s middle order wear an uncertain look heading into the Champions Trophy? The dominance against England at home in the lead up to the ICC tournament notwithstanding, there appears to be some confusion…

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Team India lands in Dubai for ICC Champions Trophy 2025 | Cricket News – The Times of India

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Image credit: TimesofIndia.com NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma, star batter Virat Kohli, head coach Gautam Gambhir, and the rest of Team India have arrived in Dubai for the highly anticipated ICC Champions Trophy 2025, set to begin on February 19. The two-time Champions Trophy winners will start their campaign against Bangladesh on February 20,…

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Behind spin-heavy Champions Trophy squad: Need to bat deep, tired pitches | Cricket News – The Times of India

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Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Eyebrows were raised when India announced five spinners in the team for the ICC Champions Trophy. Historically, the pitches in Dubai do not overly favour spinners. However, the venue has also just got done with the month-long ILT20 league which may have left the…

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Shubman Gill embraces bold new approach to reclaim ODI form ahead of Champions Trophy | Cricket News – The Times of India

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Shubman Gill celebrates his century during the third ODI in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo) AHMEDABAD: It’s the fourth ball of the eighth over in the third ODI, and opener Shubman Gill is walking down the track to England pacer Saqib Mahmood. Mahmood and fellow pacer Mark Wood, who has already accounted for captain Rohit Sharma, have…

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‘What we don’t have, we don’t have’ – Gautam Gambhir on Jasprit Bumrah missing Champions Trophy | Cricket News – The Times of India

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Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) India will be without their premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, and the team’s head coach Gautam Gambhir wants to look past the setback and focus only on what he has available with him to bring the trophy home.Bumrah’s back injury, which he suffered during the…

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Jasprit Bumrah’s absence from Champions Trophy a chance for ‘world-class’ Mohammed Shami: Gautam Gambhir | Cricket News – The Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Coach Gautam Gambhir stated on Wednesday that “world-class” Mohammed Shami and other fast bowlers will have an opportunity as a result of Jasprit Bumrah‘s absence from India’s Champions Trophy squad.India’s hopes of winning the title were severely damaged after Bumrah was disqualified from the 50-over competition that begins February 19 in Pakistan and…

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Champions Trophy: Will high-risk-high-reward selection approach pay for India? | Cricket News – The Times of India

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NEW DELHI: It fits with head coach Gautam Gambhir‘s high-risk, high-reward strategy, but can India’s Champions Trophy team do well at the ODI showcase after losing their game-changing pace talisman Jasprit Bumrah to injury? Given the bold decisions made to choose the final 15, the answer to that issue is not really clear-cut.Go Beyond The…

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‘You are creating insecurity’: Zaheer Khan warns against excessive flexibility in Team India’s white-ball setup | Cricket News – The Times of India

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India captain Rohit Sharma with teammates. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India pacer Zaheer Khan has expressed concerns over head coach Gautam Gambhir‘s flexible approach in white-ball cricket, cautioning that it could lead to uncertainty among players. Zaheer’s remarks come amid India’s frequent experimentation with batting positions in the ongoing limited-overs series against England.India have…

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