Indian mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy has been named in India’s final 15-member squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. He will replace batter Yashasvi Jaiswal who was initially named in the provisional squad.
Varun recently made his ODI debut against England in the second match of the ongoing series in Cuttack on February 9. This came on the back of his strong outing in T20Is. Against England in the five-match T20 series, the Tamil Nadu tweaker scalped 14 wickets.
The 33-year-old also had a solid Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024 campaign, where he took 18 wickets for Tamil Nadu at an incredible average of 12.16.
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The eight-nation tournament will begin on 19 February in Karachi, where hosts Pakistan will face New Zealand in the opening match.
On this ODI debut, Varun picked up the wicket of Engalish opener Phil Salt.
India’s squad for ICC Champions Trophy, 2025:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Non Travelling substitutes:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammed Siraj and Shivam Dube. The three players will travel to Dubai as and when required.
