Indian cricket team captain, Rohit Sharma, has hinted that spinner Varun Chakravarthy could be included in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy squad. Rohit made the statement during the pre-match press conference on the eve of the 1st ODI against England.

Chakravarthy, who got 14 wickets in five T20Is against England and was adjudged the 'Player of The Series', wasn't initially picked for the three ODIs against England and the Champions Trophy

Ravichandran Ashwin also spoke about the forgettable forms of Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson with the bat in the T20 series against England. While SKY aggregated 28 runs from five matches, Sanju did a bit better but only scored 51 runs.

Chakaravarthy was the pick of the Indian bowlers in the recent five-match T20I series that the hosts won over England by a 4-1 margin.

Rohit Sharma hinted that Varun Chakravarthy's performance will be monitored and added that the cricketer can be added to India's Champions Trophy squad. He also slammed journalists on questions on Pandya's fitness and Shami's form.

Varun Chakravarthy has been included in India’s squad for the three-match ODI series against England that starts from 6 February. However, Jasprit Bumrah’s name from the updated India squad for the England series is missing.

India captain also spoke about Mohammed Shami's comeback ahead of the ODIs against England

Like all other teams, India announced a provisional 15-man squad for the marquee event. Chakaravarthy was not picked in that side. However, Ashwin believes that