The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Chief selector Ajit Agarkar and his group of selectors are in line to appoint Jasprit Bumrah as the Indian cricket ODI team vice-captain for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. (More Cricket News)
As per a report by The Times of India, Rohit Sharma will lead Team India in the ICC Champions Trophy, but Bumrah wi💛ll be appointed as vice-captain, should he recover from his back injury for the tourname🤡nt.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have stated that all the participatin🎉g teams can submit their provisional squads by January 12, but can change them till February 13.
This meant that the participating teams will have to finalise their squads by January 12, but will be given a one-month window till 🐼February 13 to make any🌌 necessary changes.
The tournament, which will be꧑ held from February 19 to Marc🅘h 9, marks its return after an eight-year break
The vice-captaincy role, in particular, for the Indian team has been a much-discussed position off late. The Men In Blue played only three ODIs in 2024, and since then, there hasn't been any change on a working formula. Rohit-led꧑ Team India reached the final in 2023 ODI World Cup, with the Mumbai-born batter doing exceptionally well.
However, Bumrah's appointment as vice-captain by the selectors comes as a surprise. The role of vice-captain in the India༒n t༺eam has switched hands considerably.
Earlier, Hardik Pandya was given the mantle during the Rahul Dravid regime, whereas KL Rahul was also at the helm of vice captaincy. Shubman Gill also deputized as vice-captain for Team India following Gautam Gambhir's arrival, but it seems the selectors have no plans for th🔯e youngster.
🦩Instead, it seems Bumrah will be named as vice-captain. The pacಌer led India to their only Test win in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and has been exceptional with the ball. The 30-year-old Bumrah bowled more than 150 overs in the series.
🧸However, his injury in the Sydney Test has rai๊sed eyebrows as to whether the pacer would be able to participate in the ICC Champions Trophy. Reportedly, he will sit out of the England series that starts from January 22.
India will face England in five T20Is and ꦉthree 🧜ODIs from January 22.
