The Indian cricket team has reached Dubai for the Champions Trophy 2025. Just before the Champions Trophy, the Indian team suffered a major setback. Jasprit Bumrah was out of the tournament. At the same time, BCCI also excluded Yashasvi Jaiswal and replaced 'Mystery Spinner' Varun Chakraborty. Since then, the question is that why did the Indian team give Varun a place despite being four-four spinners beforehand? Dubai pitch on which fast bowlers help more, Team India did not make any mistake by choosing five spinners. Let's know what can be the reason behind this.

These 5 spinners are in Team India

Apart from Varun Chakraborty, four spinners were already present in Team India's Champions Trophy Squad. These include Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sundar. Except Kuldeep, the other three spinners are also seen in the role of all rounder.

Spinners will get help in day matches

The Team India will play all their matches in the Champions Trophy at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Fast bowlers have always got more help in Dubai than spinners. But if the Indian team management takes care of some things, then this pitch will also prove to be helpful for spinners. The magic of spinners can play on the pitch in matches in day time. All matches in India will be played from 2.30 pm. Then the conditions are favorable for spinners due to the weather being drought and light sunlight. And they also get extra help. Because the pitch of Dubai does not break quickly like the pitches of the Indian subcontinent. Because of this, the team batting later also gets benefit.

The design of the stadium puts the effect on the pitch

The kind of design of Dubai International Cricket Stadium affects the behavior of the pitch. Former UAE coach India cricketer Robin Singh said that due to the design of the stadium, the sunlight falls on the pitch from three to four in the afternoon. But there is no sunshine on the pitch for long.

Extra spinner lying in ILT20 2025

Recently, T20 League ILT20 2025 was played in Dubai. Its title was won by Dubai Capitals. Former Indian cricketer Hemang Badani is the head coach of Dubai Capitals. He is well acquainted with this pitch. He told that, we were playing with four pacers and two spinners, but in the last we had to join another spinner in the team. Because the pitch had slowed down. Initially, when dew falls, spinners benefit.

Team India's Champions Trophy Squad

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice -South), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami , Varun Chakraborty and Washington Beautiful.