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Not Hardik Pandya Or Jasprit Bumrah: BCCI Reveals Vice-Captain Choice For Champions Trophy 2025

Jasprit Bumrah has been named in India's Champions Trophy squad beginning on February 19. His inclusion, though, is subject to him being fit in time for the tournament, with chief selector Ajit Agarkar expressing optimism on his participation. Bumrah didn't bowl in the second innings of the Sydney Test due to back spasms, raising concerns over his match fitness for India's upcoming two white-ball assignments. Rohit's opening partner Shubman Gill has been named vice-captain for England ODIs and the eight-team ICC marquee tournament.

Jasprit Bumrah Included, Mohammed Shami Returns In Rohit Sharma-Led India's Champions Trophy Squad. Shubman Gill Vice-Captain

Jasprit Bumrah was included while fellow fast bowler Mohammed Shami made a comeback as India announced their squad for the Champions Trophy 2025. Rohit Sharma will lead the side in the competition with Shubman Gill acting as his deputy. "We are waiting on Jasprit Bumrah's fitness and will know his status in early February from BCCI's medical team," chief selector Ajit Agarkar said during the press conference. The same squad will also take on England in the three-match ODI series with Harshit Rana included for the ODI series only keeping Bumrah's fitness in mind.

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Virat Kohli, KL Rahul To Miss Ranji Trophy Matches - Report Reveals Concerning Reason

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul will not be playing the next round of Ranji Trophy matches due to injuries, according to a report by ESPNCricinfo. According to the report, both cricketers have informed the BCCI medical staff that they are carrying niggles and will not be able to take part in the matches starting January 23. While Kohli had neck pain and had to take an injection, Rahul has an elbow issue that is likely to keep him out of Karnataka's match against Punjab. However, there will be a number of India stars which will feature in the Ranji Trophy matches - Rishabh Pant (Delhi), Shubman Gill (Punjab) and Ravindra Jadeja (Saurashtra).

"That Is Not His Job": Harbhajan Singh's Blunt Take On BCCI's Diktat Involving Gautam Gambhir

Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Friday asserted that the BCCI's 10-point policy for its centrally-contracted players has actually been in place since his playing days and wanted to know when was it "altered" and by whom. Terming the guidelines "fresh documentation", Harbhajan said the move diverts attention from the team's forgettable on-field performance against New Zealand and Australia recently. Days after the 1-3 defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the BCCI has come up with a 10-point diktat to promote "discipline and unity", making domestic cricket mandatory, imposing restriction on the presence of families and personal staff on tours and banning individual commercial endorsements during series.

Gael Monfils rallies to upset Taylor Fritz at Australian Open - ESPN

MELBOURNE, Australia — Gael Monfils joined Roger Federer as the only men to reach the Australian Open's fourth round at age 38 or older since the tournament field expanded to 128 players in 1988, coming back to beat No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Saturday.

A Look At Team India Stars' Last Ranji Trophy Appearances As Next Round Draws Closer

Following India's poor performances in the Test arena as of late, with an unfortunate home series defeat after 12 years to New Zealand last year and a conceding 3-1 defeat to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy away from home, the debate whether Indian stars should play more domestic cricket or stick to just international cricket owing to heavy workload has picked up. Many experts and ex-cricketers have raised their voices in favour of India's superstars playing more domestic cricket for their state teams and giving back to their states and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has even come up with a new 10-point player policy, which makes domestic cricket compulsory.

Indian Women Crush Bangladesh To Reach Kho Kho World Cup Semifinals

The Indian women's team produced a clinical performance to crush Bangladesh by a huge margin of 109-16 and book their spot in the semifinals of the Kho Kho World Cup in New Delhi on Friday. Led by captain Priyanka Ingle, India dominated the contest throughout all four turns, including an impressive dream run in turn 2 that lasted over five minutes and continued to record 100 or more points for the fifth time in a row. India were dominant from the beginning of the quarterfinal against Bangladesh, hitting a half-century of points courtesy Nasreen Shaikh and Priyanka in turn 1 as their points soared past the mark of 50.

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Not Hardik Pandya Or Jasprit Bumrah: BCCI Reveals Vice-Captain Choice For Champions Trophy 2025

Jasprit Bumrah Included, Mohammed Shami Returns In Rohit Sharma-Led India's Champions Trophy Squad. Shubman Gill Vice-Captain

Worried about flying? These airlines have been ranked the safest in Europe for 2025

Virat Kohli, KL Rahul To Miss Ranji Trophy Matches - Report Reveals Concerning Reason

"That Is Not His Job": Harbhajan Singh's Blunt Take On BCCI's Diktat Involving Gautam Gambhir

Gael Monfils rallies to upset Taylor Fritz at Australian Open - ESPN

A Look At Team India Stars' Last Ranji Trophy Appearances As Next Round Draws Closer

Indian Women Crush Bangladesh To Reach Kho Kho World Cup Semifinals