In the Champions Trophy in Dubai, the teams of India and Pakistan (IND vs PAK) are face to face for the big match. In this match, Pakistan won the toss and declared to bat first. Gautam Gambhir has once again surprised everyone by leaving out this match-winner…
IND vs PAK: India and Pakistan teams are face to face for the big match in the Champions Trophy in Dubai. In this match, Pakistan won the toss and announced to bat first. As soon as Indian captain Rohit Sharma announced the playing 11 after the toss, everyone was surprised. In the big match against Pakistan, coach Gautam Gambhir did not give a place to the match-winner player in Team India’s final 11, who had the power to turn the tables of the match in the blink of an eye. Now due to this decision, India may have to face defeat in a new big match.
Gambhir surprised everyone by excluding this player from IND vs PAK match
Actually, in the India vs Pakistan (IND vs PAK) match, Gautam Gambhir once again did not give a chance to Arshdeep Singh. Harshit Rana was chosen in his place. This decision of the team management is very strange. Because Arshdeep also has the experience of playing matches against Pakistan and facing pressure. Also, the left-arm bowler has experience bowling on the Dubai pitch. It is known that Arshdeep played a match in the Asia Cup 2022 on the Dubai pitch. Although he was definitely in T20 form. But he knows how helpful this pitch is for the bowler.
Harshit Rana gets preference over Arshdeep Singh
Taking Arshdeep Singh against Pakistan would have been a good option because he is a left-arm bowler, facing who often puts batsmen in trouble. Arsh has troubled Pakistan (IND vs PAK) batsman Babar Azam a lot with his bowling in the recent past. In such a situation, not taking Arshdeep in the great match is a surprising decision. Talking about Harshit Rana, he took 3 wickets against Bangladesh in the last match. He is a good bowler. But giving him a chance in a high-pressure match like Pakistan is a risky decision by Gautam Gambhir.
Such is the ODI career of both
It is worth noting that Harshit Rana has played 5 ODIs so far, in which he has taken 9 wickets at an economy of 6.2. Arshdeep has played 9 ODIs, in which he has taken 14 wickets at an economy of 5.