The biggest ICC tournament of the year 2025 is the Champions Trophy. The 2025 Champions Trophy is to be played in Pakistan and United Arab Emirates from 19 February to 9 March. This tournament, played between 8 teams, is going to return after 8 years. Big news has come out regarding when Team India can be announced for this tournament. At the same time, all the cricket fans are keeping an eye on which 15 players will get a chance in Team India's squad.

When will Team India be announced?

According to media reports, the Indian team for Champions Trophy 2025 can be announced by January 12.

All teams will have to submit their provisional team to ICC by 12 January. An ICC official told Times of India, 'All 8 teams will have to submit their provisional team by January 12, however, they can make changes in the team till February 13. ICC will release the submitted team only on 13th February. Let us tell you, teams can make changes in the team if needed even during the tournament, but for that they need the permission of ICC.

These players are at the forefront of the Champions Trophy race

The selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar will choose the Indian team.

Big players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are sure to get a chance in this tournament. These players have performed amazingly in the ODI format in recent times. At the same time, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal can be kept in the squad to open with Rohit. Let us tell you, Jaiswal has not yet made his ODI debut for India. But his recent form has been quite strong.

Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya are also the first choice of the selectors. Sanju Samson can also be seen as a backup wicketkeeper in this team. Any one player can be selected from Shreyas Iyer and Nitish Reddy.

The ODI World Cup was great for Shreyas Iyer. On the other hand, Nitish Reddy had left his mark on the Australia tour. Apart from these, Akshar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja can also be included in the team as all-rounders.

These bowlers may get a place

Apart from Jasprit Bumrah, it is almost certain that Mohammad Siraj will also get a chance. At the same time, Mohammed Shami can also be included in the team, who has been out of international cricket since the ODI World Cup 2023. Apart from these, Arshdeep Singh can be the fourth fast bowler of the team and Kuldeep Yadav can also get a place.