Suresh Raina On Suryakumar Yadav: The Indian team was announced on January 18 for the Champions Trophy 2025, starting on February 19. The absence of some players in this 15-member Indian team came as a surprise to the fans. These include Sanju Samson, Karun Nair and Suryakumar Yadav. It was expected that these three players would get a place in the 15-member Indian team for the Champions Trophy 2025, but it did not happen.
Amidst all this, former Team India batsman Suresh Raina believes that the team captained by Rohit Sharma has the full potential to repeat MS Dhoni’s 2013 Champions Trophy victory. However, Raina expressed disappointment over Suryakumar Yadav not being included in the Champions Trophy 2025 squad and also called him the “X-factor” of the team.
Raina called Suryakumar the team’s “X-factor”
Suresh Raina, who was a part of the Indian team that won the Champions Trophy 2013, expressed confidence in the strength of the team, but termed the absence of Suryakumar Yadav as a major drawback. He told Times of India.com, “I am confident that Rohit will lead India to victory in the Champions Trophy, but I am surprised that Suryakumar Yadav is not in the team. He could have been the X-factor in the middle order. We have won the World Cup. In 2023, we saw how Surya can score runs in any situation and can be a game changer in big matches.
Suresh Raina also said that the presence of Suryakumar Yadav on the Dubai pitch would have given flexibility to the team. In his absence, there will be more pressure on India’s top three batsmen. He also raised the question as to who will shoulder the responsibility in the middle order. Raina said, “Will KL Rahul play in the middle order, or will Rishabh Pant be sent up? Or will Shubman Gill open with Rohit? If Surya was in the team, he could bat at any number and would give the team flexibility.” Could provide.”
Indian team for Champions Trophy 2025
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja
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