India, Feb. 19 -- Veteran India batter Shikhar Dhawan has rallied behind batting sensation Shubman Gill to play a big role for the Men in Blue in the Champions Trophy 2025. Shubman will enter the marquee ICC event as the ICC's number 2 ranked batter. He was Player of the Series against England with back-to-back fifties in the first two ODIs and then a century in the final match. The 25-year-old has been elevated into the leadership group and was named Rohit Sharma's deputy for the mega ICC event.

He has been scoring consistently well for India for the past few years and seems like a tailor-made player for the 50-over format.

Dhawan, who played a key role in India's 2013 Champions Trophy triumph, asserted that Rohit Sharma and Co. have a...