A report in PTI revealed that the BCCI and Ajit Agarkar-led Indian selection committee requested an extension after the deadline for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 squad announcement ended on January 12, with six participating teams already unveiling their provisional squads.
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KL Rahul had kept wickets in the 2023 ODI World Cup, but it is being said that Rishabh Pant will be India’s first choice for wicketkeeping, with Dhruv Jurel, Sanju Samson, and Ishan Kishan competing for the backup role for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Dhruv Jurel set to be picked as Rishabh Pant's backup for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Additionally, the BCCI, Ajit Agarkar, and the national selectors are considering the mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy and young leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi as potential replacements for Kuldeep Yadav, who is undergoing fitness tests and is set for the match simulation soon.
Varun Chakravarthy has been in red-hot form in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25, taking 18 wickets so far, but concerns over his fielding and performance on flat pitches may go against him. If the BCCI and national selector consider these factors, then Ravi Bishnoi could be the preferred option for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Ravi Bishnoi and Varun Chakravarthy in the race to replace Kuldeep Yadav
Notably, Ravi Bishnoi is known to trouble the batters with his quick leg breaks, sliders, and googlies, rather than using flight, drift, and dip to outsmart them. However, the young leg-spinner has played only one ODI match; that was his debut against South Africa in Lucknow, where he scalped only one wicket.
However, Bishnoi has 50 wickets to his name in 33 List-A matches. But the youngsters played 37 T20I matches for India and scalped 56 wickets. On the other hand, Varun Chakravarthy is yet to make his ODI debut, and he has so far played only 13 T20Is and took 19 wickets.
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