Indian mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy has been named in India’s final 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He replaces batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was initially included in the provisional squad.
Varun recently made his ODI debut against England in the second match of the ongoing series. This opportunity came on the back of his strong performances in the preceding T20I series, where he claimed 14 wickets.
On his ODI debut, Varun picked up the wicket of English opener Phil Salt and returned figures of one for 54 in 10 overs.
The 33-year-old also had an impressive Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 campaign, taking 18 wickets for Tamil Nadu at an outstanding average of 12.16.
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The eight-nation tournament will begin on February 19 in Karachi, with host Pakistan facing New Zealand in the opening match.
India’s squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed 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.
