India vs Bangladesh Champions Trophy 2025 Playing 11 Today
Rohit Sharma and Najmul Shanto in focus in our group stage best possible playing 11 for the India vs Bangladesh Champions Trophy 2025.
It’s finally time for the ultimate showdown for the Indian team as Team India take on Bangladesh in match 2 of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The last time these two teams met in a Champions Trophy match, it was the semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, and India secured a comfortable victory over Bangladesh. But 8 years down, how do things look for both teams?
In terms of the squad, the Indian team looks undoubtedly the Strongest on Paper. Except for Jasprit Bumrah, the team has all bases covered, and if Arshdeep and Shami give good form, the team looks unbeatable. Whereas if we talk about Bangladesh, the bowling looks strong for the team. However, it is the batting where they might find some difficulty against quality teams. So, on paper, India look much stronger than Bangladesh.
But if we were to select the ideal playing 11, which players would make it to the final 11? Both teams ideally have 9-10 sure-shot players in their axis, but there are those 1-2 where there is still some doubt in the playing 11. Well, let’s analyze the complete squad of both teams, and find out the India vs Bangladesh Champions Trophy 2025 best playing 11 for both teams.
India vs Bangladesh CT 2025 Key Match Details
Tournament: Champions Trophy 2025
Match Type: Group Stage Match
Where: Dubai, UAE
When: February 20, 2025, 2:30 pm IST
Team India Champions Trophy 2025 Official ODI Squad and Players List
Batters: Rohit Sharma (c), Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill & Virat Kohli
WKs: KL Rahul & Rishabh Pant
All-rounders: Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja & Washington Sundar
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami & Varun Chakravarthy
India vs Bangladesh CT 2025 ODI Playing 11 Analyzed
It will be interesting to see what playing 11 does Team India select for the first match vs Bangladesh. Team India experimented throughout the ODI series vs England, and if the experiments are any confirmation of the playing 11, It wouldn’t be wise to select the playing 11 basis the ODI series vs England as it won’t be the strongest one that India will put forward.
From an ideal playing 11 perspective, India should not select players who don’t have much experience in the ODI format. So, even as Gautam Gambhir finds tremendous value in Harshit Rana or Varun Chakravarthy, these two shouldn’t be a part of the first-choice playing 11 of the tournament. India should use Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav in place of them for the initial few matches at least.
Overall, India should see Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill as the star openers in the side. Alongside a solid opening combination, the middle-order once again looks stable with the likes of Virat Kohli at 3, Shreyas Iyer at 4, and KL Rahul at 5. This has got to be one of the best batting lineups in the competition. In addition to these 5, India will have Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, and Ravindra Jadeja to add batting depth to the lineup.
With a solid batting lineup in place, the bowling doesn’t inspire much confidence in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. Without Bumrah, Shami and Arshdeep should lead the pace attack. However, Shami isn’t in good form currently, and Arshdeep Singh is still in the early days in terms of ODIs. With these two pacers, Kuldeep Yadav should be the leading spinner in the side.
India vs Bangladesh CT 2025 Best Playing 11 for Indian Team
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav & Mohammed Shami.
Champions Trophy 2025 Official Squad List for Bangladesh
Vatters: Najmul Shanto, Parvez Hossain Emon, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy
Wicket-keepers: Jaker Ali (wk) & Mushfiqur Rahim (wk)
All-rounders: M. Mahmudullah & Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Bowlers: Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid Rana, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Sakib & Taskin Ahmed
Talking about Bangladesh’s playing 11, we should see Soumya Sarkar and Tanzid Hasan as openers. The middle-order should comprise of Najmul Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, and Mushfiqur Rahim. In terms of experience, the lineup looks decent. The finishing duties shall rely on Mahmudullah and Mehidy Miraz. Whereas the primary bowling should rely on Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Sakib, and Rishad Hossain.
India vs Ban CT 2025 Best Playing 11 for Bangladesh
Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Sakib, Taskin Ahmed & Mustafizur Rahman.
India vs Bangladesh CT 2025 Best Fantasy Playing 11
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer & Shubman Gill
Wks: KL Rahul
All-rounders: Mehidy Hasan & Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers: Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman & Taskin Ahmed
CVC Choice: Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli
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