The 15-member team for the ICC Champions Trophy and the three-match ODI series against England was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday, January 18, during a press conference in Mumbai. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar and captain Rohit Sharma made the announcement. Agarkar selected a 14-man team for the ICC event, with Harshit Rana to fill in for India’s Test vice-captain for the England series. Rohit Sharma will captain the team, with Shubman Gill serving as his deputy. Jasprit Bumrah was selected, pending fitness.
India’s squad for Champions Trophy: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah (subject to fitness), Kuldeep Yadav
