Champions Trophy 2025: Team India has made its place in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy 2025. Before that, the Indian team will have to play its last league match with New Zealand. This match will take place on Sunday, 2nd March 2025, at the Dubai International Stadium. Now, fans have started to speculate that Team India captain Rohit Sharma may not play in the match against New Zealand. Will India Appoint a New Captain for the New Zealand Showdown?
After defeating Pakistan, Team India qualified for the semi-finals. In this match, Team India captain Rohit Sharma suffered a hamstring injury. According to the Indian Express report, Rohit Sharma suffered a hamstring injury in the match played with Pakistan, due to which Rohit Sharma might not be playing the match against New Zealand. As far as the fans were concerned, Rohit Sharma was not seen during the practice session on Wednesday. Rather, Rohit was seen talking to head coach Gautam Gambhir.
Shubman Gill has been made the vice-captain of Team India for the Champions Trophy. Taking the current situation, If Rohit Sharma is given a rest for the next match, Shubman Gill may take on the role of captain for Team India. India’s match against New Zealand could be Gill’s first match as captain in ODI cricket. Earlier, Shubman Gill was seen captaining Team India in T20.
On the other hand, there is also the question of who will replace Rohit in the team. Now, the names of Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar are making waves on the internet. So far, both these players haven’t got a chance in the playing eleven. On Wednesday, wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant was seen practicing hard. To Know Who Will Lead Against New Zealand in CT 2025? We will have to wait.
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