Arshdeep, Varun Dropped as Bangladesh Shocks India with Toss Decision – CT 2025
India starts its Champions Trophy 2025 journey against Bangladesh on February 20. The match will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss. He chose to bat first, starting an important opening match.
India, under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy, will play without Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy. They are not in the playing XI. Rohit said at the toss that he would have liked to field first because of the conditions under the lights.
“Well, I would’ve fielded first as I feel we have played few years back out here so it plays better under the lights. We feel chasing is better. Anyways, they won the toss and opted to bat so now we need to see how we do with the ball.“
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India vs Bangladesh: Confirmed Playing XIs
India Playing XI:
- Rohit Sharma (c)
- Shubman Gill (vc)
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- Axar Patel
- KL Rahul (wk)
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Harshit Rana
- Mohammed Shami
- Kuldeep Yadav
Bangladesh Playing XI:
- Tanzid Hasan
- Soumya Sarkar
- Najmul Hossain Shanto (c)
- Towhid Hridoy
- Mushfiqur Rahim (wk)
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Jaker Ali
- Rishad Hossain
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib
- Taskin Ahmed
- Mustafizur Rahman
Key Match Insights
- Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy are out. India chose a team with a good mix of pace and spin.
- Bangladesh decides to bat first. They hope to score early runs to pressure India’s strong batting lineup.
- India’s bowling lineup includes seasoned pacers Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya. They are supported by important spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav.
As the Champions Trophy 2025 kicks off, all attention is on India’s chasing performance in Dubai.
