Indian fans were frustrated as Arshdeep Singh remained benched for India's Champions Trophy clash against New Zealand. Despite his T20I success, the pacer was overlooked again, leading to widespread criticism of Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir.

Arshdeep trained under the watchful eyes of bowling coach Morne Morkel, bowling 13 overs with full run-up while Shami bowled 6-7 overs with a curtailed run-up.

India are playing their last game in Group A against New Zealand in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025. Having won both the games in the group stage so far, confirming the qualification for semi-final,