Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif has praised stalwart Indian cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, calling them “great white-ball cricketers”. Keefe spoke in a video on his YouTube channel. Kaif also mentioned that Team India will need Rohit and Virat in the upcoming 2025 Champions Trophy. Kohli made his ODI debut in 2008 against Sri Lanka. After this, he scored a whopping 13906 runs in 295 50-over matches at a strike rate of 93.54. He also has a GPA of 58.18. Meanwhile, Rohit played his first ODI match in 2007 against Ireland. In 265 ODIs, the captain has scored 10866 runs at a strike rate of 92.43 and an average of 49.16.
Speaking on his official YouTube channel, Kaif said that both Rohit and Virat will not play for long as they are already over 30. He added that the two experienced Indian batters will make a big contribution to the Men in Blue team during the Champions Trophy 2025.
“You need Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Rohit is 37 years old and Kohli is 36 years old. They are not going to play for a long time. Pray for them, support them. They are two great white ball players. I believe they will play well. They will make a big contribution to the upcoming Champions Trophy. If they play well, Rohit Sharma will win the matches in Dubai. start Virat Kohli is taking advantage of this start…,” Kaif said on his official YouTube channel.
The newest test awaiting Team India is the ICC Champions Trophy, which will be held from February 19 to March 9. It will be hosted by Pakistan and the UAE, while India will play their matches in the UAE in a hybrid model.
The eight-team tournament will consist of 15 matches involving fifty players and will be held across Pakistan and Dubai.
The biggest match of the tournament between arch-rivals India and Pakistan will take place on February 23. India will begin their campaign against Bangladesh on February 20. India’s last match in the league will be against New Zealand on March 2. Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, the Team will play all its matches in Dubai.
India squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VK), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (VK), Rishabh Pant (VK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami , Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja.
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