The Champions Trophy will start from February 19 to be hosted by Pakistan. This means that now only about one and a half months is left, but Team India's squad has not been announced yet. It is believed that the picture will become clear in the ODI series against England. Because this will be the only chance for India to prepare for the Champions Trophy. Let us tell you that Team India has to play all its matches in Dubai, where spinners will play an important role. In such a situation, two spinners can be seen playing in the playing XI, for which there is a tough competition between Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. Now the question is, which two of these will captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir give a chance?

Which two will get the chance?

The Dubai pitch is known to slow down as the game progresses and it is very difficult to score runs. Therefore the role of spinners increases here. The highest number of wickets in ODIs on this ground is in the name of former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi, who was a leg spinner. If we look at it accordingly, the Indian team can include 3 spinners in its squad. According to the report, India's squad in the Champions Trophy is expected to look a bit like the ODI and T20 World Cup. That means the trio of Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav will be in the team.

But only two players will get a chance in the playing eleven, in which Ravindra Jadeja and Akshar Patel can be seen. Both the players are adept at batting along with excellent bowling. Jadeja is one of the most experienced players of the team and has been helping in finishing the matches in the lower order. Akshar Patel has performed brilliantly in his batting in recent times. He can bat in the lower order and can also come into the middle order if needed. He has given an example of this in the final of T20 World Cup 2024.

Kuldeep is rehabbing

Kuldeep Yadav was injured during the Bengaluru Test against New Zealand. After this, he recently underwent groin surgery in Germany and he is currently rehabbing at the BCCI Center of Excellence. He has started bowling. But it is difficult to say how fit he is. If he is not able to make a comeback in the ODI series against England, then it is possible that he may not get a place and some other wrist spinner will play in the team. Even if he makes a comeback, his performance will be monitored. Only after this will Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir think about giving him the squad and playing eleven. Therefore, at present, it is considered certain that Jadeja and Akshar Patel will play in the playing eleven.