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A day after India cricket team’s squad for Champions Trophy 2025 was announced, details of differences between coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma & chief selector Ajit Agarkar have come to light. A report has claimed that the former Indian cricketer wanted Sanju Samson in the squad instead of Rishabh Pant. It is pertinent to point out that Gambhir has been vocal about Samson’s inclusion in the Indian side in the past, before he took over the reins as the coach.

Gambhir wanted Sanju Samson instead of Pant in CT 2025 squad

As per Dainik Jagran, Gambhir reportedly wanted Sanju Samson in the Champions Trophy squad instead of Rishabh Pant. However, a source reportedly informed that the captain and the coach backed Pant to don the gloves instead. Gambhir had reportedly thrown his weight behind Samson, citing that he was the only Indian cricketer to smash three centuries in the previous T20I calendar year.

“Head coach Gautam Gambhir wanted the only cricketer to score three international hundreds in T20Is in the previous calendar year – Sanju Samson – to be the wicketkeeper but the captain and chief selector backed Rishabh Pant. KL Rahul will be another keeper,” the report read.

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Samson and Pant were involved in a one-on-one clash for a spot in Champions Trophy squad. While the southpaw was India’s first-choice keeper over the last few years, he missed out on the ODI World Cup in 2023 owing to being on the sidelines after a horrific car crash. He made his return to 50-over format in the series against Sri Lanka in 2024.

Since India’s loss in the ODI World Cup final, Samson has scored 556 runs in 14 innings across ODIs and T20Is at an average of 46.33. He also had four centuries with three of them coming in T20Is. Pant, on the other hand, Pant scored 905 runs in 30 innings across formats at an average of 33.51.