BCCI has finally announced the 15-man India squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Rohit Sharma is set to lead the team, and Shubman Gill has been assigned the vice captain role. India will play all their matches at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. More or less all the selections that were made in the squad were expected, but some players have definitely been unfortunate to miss the squad. Let us take a look at the three Indian players who were unfortunate to miss the Champions Trophy 2025.
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3 players unlucky to miss out on India’s 2025 Champions Trophy squad:
1. Mohammed Siraj
Mohammed Siraj was probably India’s most consistent performer over the years in the ICC tournaments, as he was constantly featured in all the games. However, he was the most unlucky to miss selection for the Champions Trophy. Siraj scalped just one wicket in three matches in the T20 World Cup 2024 and picked three wickets in the three ODIs that he has played in 2024. Captain Rohit Sharma felt that Siraj was good with the new ball but was not effective at the death, and hence they needed Arshdeep Singh.
2. Karun Nair
Karun Nair has been in terrific form for Vidarbha in the Vijay-Hazare Trophy this season. He has scored 752 runs across seven innings at an unimaginable average of 752, which includes five centuries. He has gotten out just once across the seven innings and has played a big part in Vidarbha’s qualification for the final, where they eventually lost to Karnataka. His tremendous form gave him the limelight and was expected to make the cut of the Indian selectors.
3. Nitish Kumar Reddy
After Nitish Kumar Reddy’s astonishing performance in his debut series in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, he was expected to emerge as Hardik Pandya’s backup or associate in the squad for the Champions Trophy. Reddy has also played in the T20I format for India and has impressed with his ball striking, especially against the spinners. He has looked like a calm and composed player in the BGT, but India has gone in with four spinners in their squad.
