India vs new zealand Playing 11: What is Rohit Sharma's status?

The match between india and new zealand in the 2025 Champions Trophy series is scheduled to be played tomorrow (March 2). Here's a look at the indian team's playing eleven for this match: Earlier, it was reported that captain rohit sharma suffered a muscle strain during the match against Pakistan. There was a rumor that he would not play in the match against new zealand as he has not been involved in net training yet. However, KL rahul and indian team assistant coach Ryan Tenn, who met the press yesterday, denied that information. They have confirmed that there is no injury to any player in the indian team. Considering that, it seems that rohit sharma will play in the match against New Zealand.
It was said that if rohit sharma does not play, rishabh pant will be in the playing eleven. That is also not possible at the moment. So, for now, rishabh pant will have to sit out as a substitute. Apart from that, there is talk that mohammed shami will also be rested for the match against New Zealand. He left the field after bowling the first three overs during the match against Pakistan, received first aid, and came back to play. So, it is said that he too has some discomfort. Therefore, mohammed shami is likely to be rested for the match against New Zealand. Because the indian team is going to play the semi-final match on march 4. Since there are two matches being played within a span of two days and the second match is an important semi-final match, there is a high possibility that mohammed shami will be rested. If mohammed shami is rested, we can expect fast bowler Arshdeep Singh to play in his place. Otherwise, there is no possibility of any changes being made to the indian team. Before this, the indian team did not make many changes in the playing eleven in the 2023 ODI world cup and the 2024 t20 World Cup. They had made changes only in case of injury. We can expect them to follow a similar policy now.
 
 India's expected playing XI against New Zealand: Rohit Sharma (captain) Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL rahul, hardik pandya, ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and kuldeep Yadav.
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Sowmiya Sriram

01/03/2025 02:14 PM