India is unlikely to change its winning combination when it takes on New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on Sunday.
India’s decision to field four spin options has come out well with Varun Chakaravarthy’s mystery spin proving too hot to handle for teams. The team management and Rohit Sharma are unlikely to tinker with it.
New Zealand will be sweating on Matt Henry’s fitness and if he’s unavailable, either Jacob Duffy or Nathan Smith could replace him.
Probable Playing XI
India – Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy.
New Zealand – Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham(wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Kyle Jamieson, William O’ Rourke, Matt Henry/Jacob Duffy.
Squads
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Rishabh Pant
New Zealand: Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Nathan Smith, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy