Yashasvi Jaiswal has been excluded from India’s squad for Champions Trophy with spinner Varun Chakravarthy taking his place. Even though Yashasvi Jaiswal was initially included in India’s squad provincial squad. The South-paw made his debut in the 50-over format in the 1st ODI against England and was included in provincial squad as well for Champions Trophy but he has now been dropped and included in non-travelling reserves.

Yashasvi Jaiswal Inexperienced In ODI Format

Jaiswal has had a strong domestic List A record, accumulating 1526 runs in 33 games, with an impressive average of 52.62. After a stellar year in 2024, where he was the highest run-scorer among Indian batters, he would have surely hoped to secure his place in India’s Champions Trophy squad. Despite this, his ODI performance wasn’t as outstanding as his Test and T20I numbers, which may have influenced the selectors’ decision.

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No Place For Jaiswal As Opener

The selectors have opted for spin-heavy squad for Champions Trophy and with Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma as India’s opening pair Jaiswal’s position remained uncertain. The selectors have decided to stick with both openers in great form, as they have established themselves as the preferred choice at the top of the order, leaving the young opener out of the final squad.

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India Squad For Champions Trophy

 Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy

Non-Travelling Reserves: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammed Siraj and Shivam Dube