India, Feb. 20 -- Washington Sundar is set to play in India's Champions Trophy 2025 opener against Bangladesh in Dubai on Thursday as India are likely to drop either Ravindra Jadeja or Axar Patel. As per visuals aired on Star Sports on the eve of the match, it appears that the axe will fall on Jadeja. India head coach Gautam Gambhir was seen having an animated chat with Jadeja, which Star Sports experts Abhinav Mukund, Piyush Chawla and Mike Hesson felt had a lot to do with Gambhir informing Jadeja that he was not going to be a part of India's XI against Bangladesh. At the same time, India captain Rohit Sharma talked to Axar Patel.

India have gone in with two specialist spinners and three spin-bowling all-rounders in the Champions Trophy...