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Justice for Arshdeep Singh: Fans Fume on the selection of India Call vs New Zealand

Justice for Arshdeep Singh: Fans Fume on the selection of India Call vs New Zealand

Indian Crick fans were visibly disappointed and even bothered by India’s decision not to include Pace Arshdeep Singh in their Champions Trophy Trophy clash against New Zealand on March 1. With Arshdeep not having a chance in the games of the group stage of India, the New Zealand game in Dubai on Sunday was seen as the perfect opportunity to run. However, when the XI game was announced, fans were frustrated, calling Indian management, including the patron Rohit Sharma and chief coach Gautam Gambhir.

India made a single change to his XI game Against New Zealand of his previous clash against Pakistan, bringing Varun Chakravarthy Spinner instead of Harshit Rana. Many Indian Crick fans hoped that ArshdeEP finally would get a game, possibly replacing Mohammed Shami, who had faced a scare of injuries against Pakistan, or even hurried himself. However, with the passenger of the left arm that is overlooked once again, the decision caused a wave of criticism. .|IND VS NZ, Champions Trophy: live updates|

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Former pacemaker from India Zaheer Khan had also predicted that Arshdeep would play against New Zealandhighlighting the importance of administering Shami’s aptitude before the safe semifinal clash of India. Khan also emphasized that the game presented a great opportunity to try Arshdeep, who has been phenomenal in the T20i format.

The exclusion of ArshdeEP became an important topic of conversation, with fans criticizing the management of the Indian team, particularly Gambhir, for not showing faith in the young pacemaker. Many pointed out that Arshdeep was appointed Cricketer of the Male T20i year of the CPI of the year, which makes it even more surprising that it has not been given an opportunity in a game that had no impact on the semifinal qualification of India.

“If there is any questions about Shami’s aptitude, whether or not it will be available in the semifinals and finals, then this is the opportunity for Arshdeeep to see. XI,” said Zaheer Khan.

With India and New Zealand already ensuring their points in the Final Four, many believed that this game was the perfect stage to rotate the players and try different combinations. However, India stayed with her established bowling attack, leaving ArshdeEP as an option not used once again, to dismay of fans who were eager to see him in action.

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Debodinna Chakraborty

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March 2, 2025

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