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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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‘Five spinners in Dubai! That’s one too many, if not two’ – Ashwin on India’s Champions Trophy squad | Cricket News – The Times of India

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India will begin their Champions Trophy campaign against Bangladesh on February 20 in Dubai, which will host all of India’s matches as part of the hybrid nature of the tournament, and have five spinners in their squad. But former off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels that the bowling attack is a little too spin-heavy for the pitch…

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Champions Trophy 2025: The final ICC event for Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja? | Cricket News – The Times of India

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Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. (File Pic – AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: As Team India prepares for the 2025 Champions Trophy, former cricketer Aakash Chopra has suggested that this tournament could mark the final ICC event for three of India’s biggest stars — Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja. With the next ICC event…

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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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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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How Rohit Sharma’s agonising wait ended with his 32nd ODI hundred ahead of Champions Trophy | Cricket News – The Times of India

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Skipper keeps critics at bay with welcome return to formCUTTACK: Rohit Sharma generally enjoys his interactions with journalists and often sports a smiling face at press conferences. But at the pre-match media conference ahead of the first game of the ongoing ODI series against England in Nagpur, Rohit lost his cool, a rarity for him.Asked…

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Rohit Sharma’s hundred hailed as a ‘boost’ for India ahead of Champions Trophy | Cricket News – The Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja stated on Sunday that Rohit Sharma‘s Indian teammates were unfazed by the harsh criticism coming from all sides since they knew their captain was only a knock away from returning to his best. In a spectacular response to his detractors, the 37-year-old Indian captain smashed his 32nd ODI century,…

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