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Rohit Sharma will captain India in the Champions Trophy for the first time.
Team India captain Rohit Sharma held a press conference before the match against Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy. He said, we have kept 2 spinners and the rest of all -rounders in the team. The team gets confidence due to the all -rounder.
While talking to broadcasters, Virat Kohli said, I like the pressure of the Champions Trophy. Here also 1 cannot bear the risk of losing the match. India’s first match in the tournament will be against Bangladesh on February 20 from 2.30 pm in Dubai.
2 spinners and 3 all -rounders in the team Rohit said, ‘We have kept only 2 spinners in the team, the rest are all -rounders. We like to play with strength. The three all -rounders offer many options in the team. We wanted to keep more skill players in the team. This is a very important tournament of ICC, to win the trophy, you have to throw everything.
Prior to the match, Rohit Sharma said, “Everything has to be thrown to win the Champions Trophy.”
Kohli said- I like the Champions Trophy Talking to the broadcaster, Virat Kohli said, ‘Champions Trophy is happening after a long time. To be honest, I always liked this tournament very much. It gets the benefit of playing good cricket throughout the year. You get to play this tournament only after being in the top-8 rankings.
The level of competition is always good in this. The last time when we landed in the ODI Match (2011 ODI Cup) against Bangladesh in the ICC tournament. Then the tournament was very good for us, in 2011 we won the World Cup. He has good memory. ‘
1 can’t lose matches Kohli further said, ‘When you want a T20 World Cup pressure in ODI format, there is a champion trophy for it. You also have only 3-4 matches in T20, if you do not perform well in 1-2 matches, then there can be loss. The first 2 matches are also very important here. In this we have to bring our top game. The pressure lives from the first match, so I like it. ‘
Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami and Shubman Gill during practice in Dubai.
Match with Bangladesh on 20 February The Champions Trophy began on Wednesday with a match between New Zealand and host Pakistan. Team India will launch its campaign on 20 February. The team will face Bangladesh in Dubai from 2.30 pm. India will again face Pakistan on 23 February and New Zealand on 2 March.