India dropped Arshdeep Singh and picked Harshit Rana in their XI for their first match in Dubai on Thursday. Mohammed Shami returned to the XI along with Ravindra Jadeja.

Former India cricketer Atul Wassan was shocked to see Indian team management playing Harshit Rana over Arshdeep Singh. The Punjab-based bowler has the ability to swing the ball and Arshdeep was the leading wicket-taker with 20 wickets in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Once the toss was over, all the talk has been around the omission of Arshdeep Singh. Why has Gautam Gambhir ignored him?

Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana are vying for a spot in India's fast bowling lineup for the Champions Trophy. While Rana has shown promise, Singh's experience and skill in swinging the ball put him ahead.

Australian great Ricky Ponting will pick Arshdeep Singh over Harshit Rana for India's Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh here on Thursday with the Rohit Sharma-led side hoping to fill the huge void left by injured pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and opted to bat against India in their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 opener

Former Australia cricketer Ricky Ponting advised India to consider Arshdeep Singh over Harshit Rana in the playing XI in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. Mohammed Shami remains the automatic first choice.

Right-arm fast bowler Harshit Rana has impressed recently, displaying raw pace and the ability to unsettle batsmen.

India's second specialist pacer for the Bangladesh match was Harshit Rana rather than Arshdeep Singh, which left fans on social media angry.

Harshit Rana was preferred over Arshdeep Singh in the Indian playing XI against Bangladesh in ICC Champions Trophy 2025.