India head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar reportedly exchanged heated phrases throughout the crew choice for the Champions Trophy 2025.
In keeping with Indian media retailers, the problem stemmed from the choice of the first wicketkeeper and middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer.
On the time of the Champions Trophy 2025 squad announcement, chief selector Ajit Agarkar mentioned that Rishabh Pant could be the first alternative as wicketkeeping batter.
Nonetheless, Gautam Gambhir and India crew administration went in opposition to the previous pacer and named KL Rahul as the first alternative for the slot.
Moreover, middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer’s choice within the facet for the England collection and Champions Trophy 2025 additionally resulted in a disagreement between the India coach and the chief selector.
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In keeping with the report, Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar have been concerned in a ‘heated’ debate over Iyer’s retention as the previous wished a left-right mixture within the batting order.
“Ajit Agarkar, the top of the choice committee, had beforehand acknowledged that Rishabh Pant was the first alternative for wicketkeeper when the Champions Trophy 2025 squad was introduced. Nonetheless, Pant ended up being the one participant within the squad to not function in any of the three ODIs throughout the England collection,” the report quoted a supply as saying.
“Sources talked about that there was important dialogue inside the choice panel relating to Shreyas Iyer’s inclusion and the second wicketkeeper spot,” it added.
India squad for Champions Trophy 2025:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakaravarthy.