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Basit Ali has played 19 Tests and 50 ODIs.
Former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali has announced his Champions Trophy playing-11. Basit has given place to 6 Indians, 4 New Zealand and one Afghanistan player. He chose Rohit Sharma as the captain of his team. Interestingly, not a single Pakistani player is included in his team.
Basit Ali played international cricket from 1993 to 1996.
I have chosen the team after watching the matches in Dubai: Basit
Basit said on his YouTube channel, ‘I have selected the team only by looking at the matches in Dubai. Very good matches were played in Pakistan too, but I did what I felt right. Basit chose Rohit Sharma as captain, saying, Rohit’s 76 -run innings in the final changed the game completely, I appreciate his game.
Basit described Kohli as an artist
Basit chose Virat Kohli in third place in the team. He said, ‘Virat is a very important player. Only an artist will understand his cricket. At the same time, Shreyas Iyer’s batting has played an important role in winning the team.
Basit Ali’s Champions Trophy Playing-XI
Rohit Sharma (Captain, India), Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand), Virat Kohli (India), Shreyas Iyer (India), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper, India), Glenn Philips (New Zealand), Ajmatullah Omarjai (Afghanistan), Michel Santner (New Zealand), Matthery (New Zealand), Matthery (India), Mohammad Shami (India) and Varmun Chakrati (India), 12th Player- Akshar Patel (India)
India won the Champions Trophy title by defeating New Zealand.
India won the Champions Trophy title after 12 years
In the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, India won the title by defeating New Zealand by four wickets. With this victory, India won the Champions Trophy title after 12 years.
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