Till now BCCI has not announced Team India for Champions Trophy 2025, but it can be announced very soon, because on 18th or 19th January it will be decided who- Which players will be seen playing in this mega event (ICC Champions Trophy 2025).

There are some players whose playing has been confirmed, but there is also one player whose playing is still in suspense. He is KL Rahul. It is believed that the management may drop him from the team and give a chance to another wicketkeeper in the team. If this happens then KL Rahul will be directly out of the final squad.

For the Champions Trophy 2025, BCCI can choose Rishabh Pant as the wicket-keeper in the playing 11 in place of KL Rahul. Let us tell you that if Rishabh Pant is being given more importance over KL Rahul, then the only reason for this is that he is a left-handed batsman and he knows how to play the game according to the situation.

The top 5 batsmen in the playing eleven of Team India are right handed. No one is a left handed batsman. This is the reason why the management can include Rishabh Pant as wicketkeeper at number five. Especially Rishabh Pant will get more opportunities against a team which has a large number of left-arm bowlers. This will maintain India's balance.

Such are the statistics of both the players

Let us tell you that if we take a look at the ODI careers of Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul, then KL Rahul is ahead in this matter. Rishabh Pant has played 31 ODI matches so far and has scored 871 runs in 27 innings. Whereas KL Rahul scored 2851 runs in 72 innings in 77 matches.

However, KL Rahul has also got more opportunities in this format. This is the reason why the discussion regarding Champions Trophy 2025 has already intensified.

However, the final team has not been announced yet. It will be interesting to see which player the management gives more importance to, because it has been more than a decade since Team India has not won the Champions Trophy title. This is the reason why the management would like to come up with a right and strong strategy.