New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- As India is set to play against Bangladesh in their first match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 today, February 20, all eyes are on the playing XI. Speculation mounted that Gautam Gambhir could drop Ravindra Jadeja and include Axar Patel in the playing XI.

The match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE will start at 2:30 P.M. India time.

Speculation on Jadeja mounted during the final practice session, as the head coach was spotted having an extended conversation with him, before embracing him in a hug. Star Sports experts Abhinav Mukund, Piyush Chawla and Mike Hesson felt that Gambhir could have informed Jadeja that he was not going to be a part of India's XI against Bangladesh.

Chawla said, "The...