Kamran Akmal picks Hardik Pandya as key player for India in Champions Trophy 2025

In 2025, the top eight teams in international cricket will compete in the Champions Trophy, a highly anticipated mega cricket event. As soon as the Indian team was revealed, all of the experts took notice and talked about how they would perform at the next ICC event.

The team is full with big-match players whose performances will dictate the outcome of the competition. The former Pakistani wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal also offered his thoughts on the team, highlighting India’s great all-rounder Hardik Pandya as the team’s most important player in the Champions Trophy due to his skill with the bat and ball and ability to finish games for his team.

The playing XI would be lacking without Hardik Pandya, the key member of the Indian team. His skill with the bat and the ball makes him my favourite. “He also completes the game,” Kamran posted on his YouTube channel.

Statistics for Hardik Pandya in ODI cricket

Hardik Pandya, an accomplished all-rounder, has played 86 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Indian squad thus far, giving him a respectable record. With a 34.01 average, the prodigious big-hitter has amassed 1,769 runs in 61 innings during these games. Pandya maintained a strike rate of 110.35 during this trip. His greatest score of 92, which he achieved against Australia, is one of his eleven half-centuries.

At an economy of 5.55 and an average of 35.23, he has claimed 84 wickets with the ball. His greatest performances occurred in Manchester against England, where he took 4/24 in seven overs and amassed a fantastic 71 from 55 deliveries.