Vikrant Shekhawat : Jan 20, 2025, 06:20 PM
Champions Trophy: The Champions Trophy 2025 is going to start from February 19, and before that the gleaming trophy was displayed at the historic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. On this occasion, the Wankhede Stadium also celebrated its fiftieth year, in which the legendary players of Indian cricket participated. On this special occasion, Team India captain Rohit Sharma won everyone's heart with his humility and thoughtfulness.Rohit Sharma showed respect to senior playersDuring the event, when the Champions Trophy was placed on the stage, former captain Sunil Gavaskar called Rohit Sharma to the center of the stage. However, Rohit politely refused and gave priority to legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri. He said that this stage is for those legends who have taken Indian cricket to new heights.Promise to bring back the Champions TrophyRohit Sharma said a big thing in this event. He said, "We will try our best to bring the Champions Trophy to India once again. This is not just the goal of our team, but the hopes and prayers of 140 crore Indians are with us." This statement of Rohit infused enthusiasm and hope among Indian cricket fans.Team India's strong squadThis time Team India has selected a balanced and strong team for the Champions Trophy. Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, Team India will enter the field with the aim of winning this prestigious trophy after 12 years.The team has a great combination of young and experienced players. The squad is as follows:Captain: Rohit SharmaVice Captain: Shubman GillOther players: Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Mohammed Shami.Wankhede Stadium: Historical BackgroundWankhede Stadium is a historical place for Indian cricket. It has seen many memorable moments, including the victory in the 2011 World Cup final. The presence of legendary players on this special occasion of completing fifty years and the arrival of the Champions Trophy made it even more special.Challenges and expectations for the Indian teamTeam India will face a big challenge in the Champions Trophy, as world-class teams will take the field for the title. However, the team has match winners like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, who can lead the team to victory in any situation.Expectations of Indian fansThe whole country has high expectations from Rohit Sharma and his team. Fans believe that this time the history of Wankhede Stadium will be repeated and the Champions Trophy will be brought home.It will be very exciting to watch the journey of the Indian team in this competition starting from February 19.
Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri were asking Captain Rohit Sharma to stand near the Champions Trophy during photo shoot, but Rohit refused to stand near the trophy and stood in the corner.🥹❤️
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