The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) missed the April 25 deadline to announce a squad and threatened a boycott over the dispute. "We will target to carry forward the winning momentum into the ICC Champions Trophy so that we can become the second side after Australia to win back to back titles", said Yuvraj.
Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik are the stand-by players for the ICC Champions Trophy. Manish Pandey also finds a place in the squad.
Shami bolsters a potent Indian bowling attack featuring Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav, and seamer all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah.
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Manish Pandey: Manish Pandey aka Pandey Ji is a stylish and a world class batsman who also plays for KKR. "Hoping that I start from where I left off", said the 26-year-old.
Rohit has been in good touch with the willow and has scored two fifties in the ongoing IPL.
In the Champions Trophy though, Pakistan have a slightly better record with a 2-1 win-loss ratio against India.
"We don't have a great record against India in major events but every day is a new day and I am sure the players will perform well in the first match".
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"We definitely considered the name of Kuldeep".
Mohammed Shami: Mohammed Shami has been in and out of the squad due to injuries. During his tenure, a lot of young batsmen have progressed.
Fully fit Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami sealed their spots in the Indian team for the Champions Trophy.
"If I keep performing well, I believe those performances won't be ignored", he added. Selectors did not have to pick or scratch or push one of the players to fill the 15 member squad.
"I was called to play against South Africa [in 2015] and I was the [second] highest wicket-taker for India".
"Right now I am focusing on my remaining matches in the IPL and would try to score as much as I can for the team's victory", Raina said. Dhoni will be making his fourth appearance in the Champions Trophy. The next two matches will be against SL on 8th and SA on 11th June.
India begin their Group B campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan at Birmingham on June 4. The finals will be played on 18th June.
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