ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Not Virat Kohli or Jasprit Bumrah, Zaheer Khan picks X factor for India
Former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan has picked his X factor from Team India for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He believes that keeper-batter Rishabh Pant will be a key player for the Team in the tournament and his presence will be an added advantage.
The next major assignment for India Cricket Team is the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The ICC tournament is all set to kick start on 19th February, with the final scheduled to take place on 9th March. India will be playing all their games in Dubai, while the rest of the matches will be played in Pakistan.
India will be one of the favourites going into the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The Rohit Sharma-led side has been sensational in the last few tournaments, and this time aroun,d, something similar is expected. They reached the final of the ICC World Cup 2023 and won the ICC T20 World 2024.
India recently also announced the squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The Rohit Sharma-led side has a good combination of youngsters and seniors, and it's fair to say that the team is packed with match-winners, and if they play to their potential, there would be no stopping for them.
Rishabh Pant is an X-factor player in your team - Zaheer Khan
With the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 around the corner, Zaheer Khan picked Rishabh Pant as the X factor for the team. He said that his presence in the team would be an added advantage. Speaking to Cricbuzz, he said:
"Rishabh Pant is an X-factor player in your team, it's going to be an added advantage all the time".
Rishabh Pant arguably has been one of the biggest match-winners for India of late. The keeper-batter has won many games on his own for the team. Although his numbers in the ODIs are not that great but his potential is something that cannot be doubted.
Rishabh Pant will be fighting for the place with KL Rahul in the playing XI. Both are two keepers in the team, and it remains to be seen who gets the nod ahead in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
