KL Rahul has been backed by Gautam Gambhir as India's first choice wicket-keeper ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025.

Indian cricket team 's head coach, Gautam Gambhir, has backed KL Rahul as the team's first-choice wicket-keeper for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025. This comes after Rahul was preferred over Rishabh Pant in a recent ODI series against England.

KL Rahul bags 'Fielder of the Match' medal after Bangladesh clash (Photo Source: BCCI) India played their first Champions Trophy 2025 match against Bangladesh on Thursday, February 20. The Men in Blue started with great content and spirit as they beat the opponents by six wickets.

India kicked off their Champions Trophy campaign with a six-wicket victory against Bangladesh in a Group A match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Electing to bat, Bangladesh slumped to 35-5 but went on to post 228 all out riding Towhid Hridoy's heroic 100 while battling cramps.

India make a winning srat to their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign, as Rohit Sharma's men hand Bangladesh a 6-wicket win on Thursday, February 20, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.