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Champions Trophy, IND vs BAN Playing 11 highlights: Rana, not Arshdeep, gets a place in India's XI

India vs Bangladesh Playing 11: Against all the media reports, Harshit Rana gets a game ahead of Arshdeep Singh in India's XI vs Bangladesh

Anish Kumar New Delhi

India Playing 11 vs Bangladesh in ICC Champions Trophy 2025

The much-anticipated India vs Bangladesh clash in the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 got off to an intriguing start as Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat. With conditions expected to evolve under lights, India captain Rohit Sharma admitted he would have preferred to field first.

"I would have fielded first. We played here a few years back, and we felt the ball comes on better under lights," Rohit said at the toss.

Despite losing the toss, the Indian skipper remained upbeat, confirming that the squad was fully fit and ready for the tournament.

"All looking good. Everyone is fit and fine to go. Let’s hope we start well. There is no looking back, every game becomes very important in this tournament."

For Bangladesh, captain Najmul Hossain Shanto expressed confidence in his team’s ability to put up a competitive total on a surface that looked promising for batting.

"We would like to bat first. Looks like a good wicket, so we want to put runs on the board. We have to play good cricket today, and the boys are confident," Shanto stated.

Bangladesh have opted for a three-seamer, two-spinner combination, while India have made two key changes from their previous ODI outing.

Team Changes and Playing XIs

India have welcomed back experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, replacing Varun Chakravarthy. Meanwhile, Mohammed Shami returns to bolster the pace attack, with Arshdeep Singh making way.

India Playing XI:

Rohit Sharma (c)
Shubman Gill
Virat Kohli
Shreyas Iyer
KL Rahul (wk)
Hardik Pandya
Axar Patel
Ravindra Jadeja
Harshit Rana
Mohammed Shami
Kuldeep Yadav

Bangladesh, on the other hand, have gone with an aggressive bowling approach, fielding three pacers—Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, and Tanzim Hasan Sakib—while relying on Rishad Hossain and Mehidy Hasan Miraz for spin duties.

Bangladesh Playing XI:

Tanzid Hasan
Soumya Sarkar
Najmul Hossain Shanto (c)
Towhid Hridoy
Mushfiqur Rahim (wk)
Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Jaker Ali
Rishad Hossain
Tanzim Hasan Sakib
Taskin Ahmed
Mustafizur Rahman

India’s Unwanted Toss Record Continues

India’s toss misfortune continued in Dubai, extending an unwanted record. Since the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup, India have now lost 11 consecutive tosses, equalling the longest such streak in ODI history—previously set by the Netherlands between March 2011 and August 2013.

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IND vs BAN Playing 11 LIVE UPDATES: Bangladesh's XI

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman

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IND vs BAN Playing 11 LIVE UPDATES: Here's what Rohit said on India's XI

Rohit Sharma, India captain: "I would have fielded first. We have played a few years back here so we felt ball comes on better under lights. All looking good. Everyone is fit and fine to go. Let's hope we start well. There is no looking back, every game becomes very important in this tournament. Only Varun misses out from the last ODI we played, Jadeja comes back and Arshdeep misses and Shami comes back."

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India’s Playing XI for today's match vs Bangladesh

Rohit Sharma (c)
Shubman Gill (vc)
Virat Kohli
KL Rahul (wk)
Shreyas Iyer
Hardik Pandya
Ravindra Jadeja
Axar Patel
Kuldeep Yadav
Harshit Rana
Mohammad Shami

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IND vs BAN Playing 11 LIVE UPDATES: Rana playing NOT Arshdeep

Rohit Sharma informed at the toss that Arshdeep Singh is not playing today.

This comes as a major surprise as all the media reports suggested Arshdeep is way ahead from Rana.

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IND vs BAN Playing 11 LIVE UPDATES

Bangladesh have three pacers and two spinners in their Playing 11.

India bowling first in Dubai. Check latest updates here

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IND vs BAN Playing 11 LIVE UPDATES: XI's to be revealed soon

The Playing 11 of both the teams will be revealed shortly. Stay tuned for the Playing 11 live updates.

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India vs Bangladesh LIVE TOSS UPDATES

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IND vs BAN Playing 11 LIVE UPDATES: Shubman Gill's key stats

Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy campaign opener against Bangladesh, India skipper Rohit Sharma defended young opener Shubman Gill's appointment as a vice-captain, saying his ODI numbers are quite "crazy" for the last three-four years.

, followed by matches against arch-rivals Pakistan (February 23) and New Zealand (March 2). As per the hybrid model, India will play all its matches in Dubai instead of Pakistan.

"Gill is a very classy player. We tend to mix formats which I think is not fair. We have no doubt about his ability in this format. Players have strengths in certain formats. With Gill, we know that his numbers are crazy. Hopefully he has a great tournament and eventually it will help us," Rohti said in pre-match press conference.

In 103 international matches, Gill has scored 5,058 runs at an average of 43.60, with 13 centuries and 25 fifties in 130 innings and best score of 208. Gill does need some improvements in his Test statistics, as they do not reflect his true talent. In 32 Tests and 59 innings, he has made 1,893 runs at an average of 35.05, with five centuries and seven fifties and best score of 128. In 21 T20Is, he has made 578 runs at an average of 30.42, with a strike rate of 139.27. He has a century and three fifties in the format.

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IND vs BAN Playing 11 LIVE UPDATES: Predicted Playing 11s

As the toss to take place in 30 minutes or so, check out the predicted XI of both the teams:

India Playing 11 (probables): Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.

Bangladesh Playing 11 (probables): Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Mustafizur Rahman.

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