The BCCI's use of the Champions Trophy as a bargaining chip was strongly criticised and Indian cricketing greats including Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid urged the country to compete. The Champions Trophy will commence from next month, June 1 in England and Whales.
Indian cricket fans can rejoice as Virat Kohli and co. will be travelling to England to feature in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017.
With the conditions in England expected to assist seamers, India could well take a third opener in the form of Ajinkya Rahane.
The Indian team has been declared by the BCCI today. There are no surprises in the squad but a lot of youngsters who have performed well lately in the domestic season as well as IPL have not been included.
This time around, however, the impetus will be on Kohli and to an extent on Yuvraj as well, who will be playing his first major 50-over ICC event since the 2011 World Cup. He would to make his opportunity and count and prove that he could replicate what MS Dhoni did in 2013.
His ability to dominate matches against all kinds of opposition will help India as he can provide the ideal base for the rest of the batsmen in the middle order including Dhoni and Yuvraj to shine. However, soon after the end of the IPL, the Champions Trophy would be in line. Anjiakya Rahane would be the vice-captain for this tournament. He was the main reason that Indian went on to win the trophy last time around.
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Rohit, who has recovered from a thigh injury, made a comeback as selectors gave weightage to his round the year performance. Since Yuvraj (Singh) and Kedar (Jadhav) can bowl spin.
The most important thing is that selectors have gone with the four fast bowlers.
Hardik Pandya has sealed his spot as an all-rounder and fifth seamer.
The 27-year-old is now playing for Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and he feels that IPL games will be providing him with a great match practice in as he prepares for the marquee event.
India's first match is against Pakistan and the world can not watch the two arch-rivals clash again in an ICC event.
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