Champions Trophy 2025: Three Indians Players Who Need To Perform

There are just around 20 days remaining for the prestigious ICC Tournament Champions Trophy 2025, which will see a lot of action. In its 28-year history, India has won the Champions Trophy only twice. The first time was in 2003 when it shared the trophy with Sri Lanka. In 2013, India won it after defeating England.

This year's Champions Trophy is returning after 8 years. In the last Champions Trophy, India came close to winning but was defeated by Pakistan by 180 runs. This time, India will have a nice chance to win the Champions Trophy, but it needs the leading players to perform. This article will discuss the top 3 players who need to deliver for India's victory in the Champions Trophy 2025.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli, who is currently 36 years old and one of the greatest of all time, is the player who needs to perform in this Champions Trophy if India wants to win the tournament. Kohli, who bats at number 3, will be very crucial in India's batting order as India will be playing all of its matches in Dubai. Since Dubai is a bit challenging for batting, where the first-inning score is just 198 in recent matches, Kohli's importance has even increased given his experience and abilities.

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma, who is currently 37 years old and the team's opener, will be very crucial in India's batting, given his recent performance in the ICC tournaments. After winning the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Rohit will be looking to add another Trophy to his cabinet. The Champions Trophy is a bit special for Rohit Sharma since it was the Champions Trophy 2013 that changed the direction of Rohit's career after he started opening. Rohit's strong numbers in the previous Champions Trophy and World Cups even increased the expectations, and he is the one who needs to perform at the top order if India wants to get a good start in the innings. 

Jasprit Bumrah 

Jaspreet Bumrah, now a household name in every family, will be very closely watched and one of the most important players for India in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025. With every match, Bumrah's importance in the playing 11 is increasing, given his performance in the recent T20 World Cup and cricket World Cup is one who will be carrying the hopes of a billion Indians in the Champions Trophy. Bumrah, who gave an exceptional performance in the recent Border Gavaskar Trophy, has hurt his back. Currently, he is under medical supervision, and a decision will be made just before the tournament about his participation.