Deep Dasgupta Picks India Best Playing XI for ICC Champions Trophy 2025: ICC Champions Trophy 2025’s opening count has started. The days of the prestigious tournament are coming closer. The debate about India’s best playing XI for the upcoming tournament is intensifying. On the ongoing dilemma, former cricketer and current commentator of the country Deep Dasgupta has shared his view. The legendary player has tried to resolve the issue of wicketkeeping especially. The 47 -year -old former cricketer believes that if KL Rahul does not get a chance in the top order, Rishabh Pant should be included in the playing XI.
KL Rahul is an important player in the ODI format for Team India in the middle order. With his restrained innings, he balances the batting order. He was seen batting at many places during the recent ODI series against England. Where his performance was mixed. In the last ODI match, he definitely showed a glimpse of his ability by scoring 40 runs in 29 balls, but his suitability for highly pressure Champions Trophy still remains questions.
On the other hand, Rishabh Pant’s aggressive approach and explosive batting make him a strong contender for the role of wicketkeeper. Pant, who specializes in facing the bowlers in difficult situations, can prove to be an ex factor for India in mid -order. Dasgupta believes that Pant’s ability to change the game with the bat makes him very important for the team, especially in the circumstances where the aggressive batting becomes very important for the team.
Deep Dasgupta has also talked about the fast bowling attack. He believes that after the injury of Jaspreet Bumrah, the responsibility of leading Indian bowling will be on veteran Mohammed Shami and young Arshdeep Singh. Shami is famous for taking wickets at critical moments in the team, while Arshdeep is known for performing well in swing and death overs on both sides.
Indian playing XI selected by Deep Dasgupta:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-Qetan), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh.
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