India, Feb. 12 -- Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy - the two late additions to India's Champions Trophy squad - were on the expected lines. Whether they were the right choices for the personnel that they replaced - Rana came in after Jasprit Bumrah was deemed unfit to bowl for the tournament. Chakaravarthy was picked in place of Yashavi Jaiswal - fans can debate that, but they were, by no means, surprising selections.

India's deliberation about adding Varun Chakaravarthy to their Champions Trophy squad was evident when the mystery spinner was drafted into the country's ODI squad for the three-match series against England. Harshit's inclusion dates back to the original Champions Trophy squad announcement press conference by chief sele...