India, Feb. 13 -- Varun Chakaravarthy's inclusion in India's Champions Trophy 2025 squad at the expense of Yashasvi Jaiswal has caught everyone's attention, particularly after the spinner missed the third and final ODI vs England. Less than 24 hours after being included in the squad instead of Jaiswal, Chakaravarthy got ruled out of the fixture due to a sore right calf.

He was replaced by Kuldeep Yadav in Ahmedabad, and with Chakaravarthy's addition to the Champions Trophy squad, the Indian squad now has as many as five spinners at their disposal. It shows that spin could play a prominent role in India's hybrid model fixtures.

Explaining the KKR star's selection and the absence of Jaiswal, India head coach Gautam Gambhir said, "The only...