Former India left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan advised the Indian team management to make sure all players are aware of what the team wants to achieve amid their experimentations before Champions Trophy 2025. However, Zaheer warned the team that things could go wrong if they all are not on the same page.

During a discussion on Cricbuzz, Zaheer shared: “It’s absolutely fine to try out. They are fully entitled to do what they really feel as tactics. But, in the process, you can’t ignore certain things. There are terms and conditions which apply with addressing certain plans. As long as you are ticking those boxes, you will stay on track. You will not go off the track. You will not see the downside of things. That is very important for them to know.”

“From the outside, we can only do guesswork and try and put logic to the thinking. But when it comes to being part of the dressing room, if you are the stakeholder, you should be able to tick all those boxes to make sure everyone knows what we are trying to achieve. You will create some communication gap at some stage. If you are missing a piece, it will catch up at some stage,” he added.

However, Team India also changed their batting order slightly in the first two ODIs against England. In both matches, all-rounder Axar Patel came to bat ahead of the batter KL Rahul as Team India wanted to have a left-right combination in the middle as well.