Revealed! Why BCCI delaying India's squad announcement for Champions Trophy 2025

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has delayed the Champions Trophy 2025 squad announcement which will be announced in Mumbai followed by a press conference. The presser was scheduled to start from 12. AM IST but there is a delay from the Indian Cricket Board in the announcement of the 15-member squad that will represent the side in the mega event.

As per our sources from the BCCI office Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar are currently doing a selection meeting and they will announce the squad after that.

Rohit and Agarkar have to take some tough calls and one of them will be taking speedsters as Jasprit Bumrah recently faced back issues and on the other hand Mohammed Shami's fitness. The speedster is out of international cricket since ODI World Cup 2023 final on November 19.

Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled to start from February 19. The matches of the mega event will take place in Pakistan and Dubai where defending champions Pakistan will play their opener clash against New Zealand in Lahore. Team India will play all their matches in Dubai including high voltage clash between India and Pakistan.

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Team India will play their Champions Trophy 2025 opener clash against Bangladesh on February 20 at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. Apart from India matches Dubai will host one of the semifinals and the venue for the final also depends on India's performance.

If India qualifies for final it will take place in Dubai otherwise Lahore will host the tournament's title decider on March 9.

Champions Trophy Schedule:

Date	Match	Venue
19 February	Pakistan v New Zealand	Karachi, Pakistan
20 February	Bangladesh v India	Dubai
21 February	Afghanistan v South Africa	Karachi, Pakistan
22 February	Australia v England	Lahore, Pakistan
23 February	Pakistan v India	Dubai
24 February	Bangladesh v New Zealand	Rawalpindi, Pakistan
25 February	Australia v South Africa	Rawalpindi, Pakistan
26 February	Afghanistan v England	Lahore, Pakistan
27 February	Pakistan v Bangladesh	Rawalpindi, Pakistan
28 February	Afghanistan v Australia	Lahore, Pakistan
1 March	South Africa v England	Karachi, Pakistan
2 March	New Zealand v India	Dubai
4 March	Semi-final 1	Dubai
5 March	Semi-final 2	Lahore, Pakistan
9 March	Final	Lahore (unless India qualifies when it will be played in Dubai)

There will be a reserve day for the semifinal and final if the title decider got abandoned on March 9 then the clash will take place on March 10. All 15 matches in the mega event will be day-night encounters.