However, as expected, Sanju Samson did not feature in any of the squads despite doing well against South Africa recently. He had made a hundred against the Proteas at Paarl late last year. But the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel went ahead and included the 31-year-old in the squads that will do duty in the home ODIs against England and in the marquee ICC event, starting February 19. ============= “Some players will miss out and it’s very, very unlucky and unfortunate. But again, if you talk about everyone you can’t please everyone. Hardik Pandya will lead that list and the pace-bowling all-rounder will be back to ODIs for the first time after the 2023 World Cup when he limped out during the match against Bangladesh with an ankle injury. “At the end of the day you try and make the best team and best possible squad to win games under different situations and I feel with these guys you can have that,” Rohit explained. Rohit hoped that seasoned pacer Shami and left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh will support Bumrah, or step in the eventuality of him missing the tournament. Pant is first-choice WK Mumbai, Premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah was on Saturday named in India’s squad for the Champions Trophy with his availability depending on fitness, and talented opener Yashasvi Jaiswal expectedly received the nod from the selectors, who also brought back Mohammed Shami in the national fold. “He has bowled some tough overs in white-ball cricket. I definitely think he can handle that pressure and Shami is a stalwart of white-ball cricket and what he did recently in the World Cup was superb to watch,” he added. =============== Wrist-spinner Kuldeep, who was recuperating from a long-standing groin injury, has also been selected after sitting out of the Test series against Australia. Shami is returning to the ODI set up for the first time since the 2023 World Cup, and the pacer has done well in the domestic matches , even though he is yet to hit the peak rhythm. No place for Karun Rohit Sharma, who will lead the side against England in the CT, explained the rationale behind selecting Bumrah with an asterisk against his name. All-rounder Harshit Rana, who made his Test debut in Australia, has been picked to play only the three-match ODI series against England. “Sometimes, I know it’s very hard to ignore numbers but look at Jaiswal. We picked Jaiswal based on clearly what he’s shown in the last 6-8 months. He’s not played a single ODI but we still picked him because of the potential that he’s got,” he said. All-rounders galore But Samson not attending Kerala’s Vijay Hazare Trophy camp and the subsequent non-selection for the domestic tournament went against him. The selection of Jaiswal was a no-brainer after his fine run Down Under albeit in Tests, and the variety he offers at the top as a left-hander. “Siraj’s effectiveness comes down a little bit if he’s not going to take the new ball. We discussed it at length and we are only taking three seamers there because we wanted all the all-rounders with us. “Siraj’s effectiveness comes down a little bit if he’s not going to take the new ball. We discussed it at length and we are only taking three seamers there because we wanted all the all-rounders with us. ============= Top-order batter Shubman Gill has been appointed as the vice-captain of the squad that had did not have place for pacer Mohammed Siraj. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text. Rohit underlined that point. Rishabh Pant has played a lone one-day match in the last two years, against Sri Lanka last year, after coming back from the accident, but the selectors have decided to give him the mantle of the first-choice wicketkeeper batter.