The BCCI announced the Indian Team for the upcoming Champions Trophy on Monday. There was no surprise selection in the squad except Manish Pandey, who has had a stellar season with the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.
Although chief selector MSK Prasad says that this is an ideal team, he's named back up players if any player gets injured during the tournament.?
He has enjoyed a great domestic season for Delhi and who can forget his great performance with Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League. He has impressed selectors with his both wicket-keeping and batting.
This chinaman bowler is on the selectors' radar since the Border-Gavaskar trophy. He didn't make it to the team obviously because Ashwin and Jadeja have their places cemented.
Raina has been on and off the Indian team for quite sometime now. He last played for India in the recently held India-England T20 series and last represented the nation in a 50-over format back in 2015.
Of most fast bowlers in India, Thakur has shown the most amount of promise. His performances during the Ranji Trophy, then for Kings XI Punjab and of India A have forced the selectors to keep an eye on him.
Karthik's recent surge in form in the Indian Premier League speaks volumes about his potential. He is 31 years old but still has the potential to make thumping comebacks. He can wield magic both with the bat and gloves behind the stumps.