Bumrah, Shami picked in India’s Champions Trophy squad

• Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya have been selected for India's squad for the Champions Trophy 2025.
• The trio last played in the ODI format at the 2023 World Cup.
• The 15-man squad, announced on Saturday (January 18), will be led by Rohit Sharma with Shubman Gill as his deputy.
• Yashasvi Jaiswal, who is yet to make his ODI debut, is a notable inclusion.

India squad for the Champions Trophy:

• Rohit Sharma (c)
• Shubman Gill (vc)
• Virat Kohli
• Shreyas Iyer
• KL Rahul (wk)
• Rishabh Pant(wk)
• Hardik Pandya
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Axar Patel
• Kuldeep Yadav
• Washington Sundar
• Jasprit Bumrah
• Mohammed Shami
• Arshdeep Singh
• Yashasvi Jaiswal

• Bumrah's selection is conditional on him recovering fully from back spasms suffered during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

• He will not be fit for the start of the England series which precedes the Champions Trophy, with Harshit Rana replacing him.

• Shami returns after undergoing surgery on his left Achilles tendon.

• Arshdeep Singh completes the three-man pace attack.

• Pandya returns after missing the second half of the World Cup due to an ankle injury.

• Jadeja, who last played ODIs 14 months ago, offers versatility with his left-arm spin.

• Axar Patel and Washington Sundar are the other all-rounders in the squad.

• Kuldeep Yadav returns after undergoing hernia surgery.

• Gill, who averages 58.20 in ODIs, may have to fight for his spot at the top of the order with Jaiswal's inclusion.

• Jaiswal, who averages 54 in List A cricket, brings left-handedness to the top order.

• KL Rahul, who was stellar in the last World Cup, will continue to be India's primary keeper.

• Rishabh Pant is the other keeper-batsman in the squad.

• India are in Group A alongside Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand.

• They will open their campaign against Bangladesh on February 20 at the Dubai International Stadium.

• They will play three ODIs against England next month as a tune-up to the Champions Trophy.