The fans on the internet expressed their frustration over the selection of Harshi Rana in place of Arshdeep Singh in team India’s opening match in the Champions Trophy against Bangladesh. Speaking about the IND vs BAN Champions Trophy match, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first at the Dubai International Stadium.
Fans not happy over Harshit Rana’s selection
Seriously dropping Arshdeep Singh for Harshit Rana
— 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁 (@DilSeMemes) February 20, 2025pic.twitter.com/9UId5tBZkm
Why is Arshdeep Singh not playing??????
— busted trudeau (@Bustedtrudeau) February 20, 2025
Gautum Gambhir is a
Arshdeep Singh not playing? Are you kidding me?
— Vipul
Gautam Gambhir is going too far with his Harshit Rana bias, Arshdeep Singh deserved to play ahead of him.(@Vipul_Espeaks) February 20, 2025
Wait What??? Arshdeep Singh isn’t playing??????????
— Bhawana (@cricbhawana) February 20, 2025
Harshit Rana vs Arshdeep Singh stats
Speaking about Harshit Rana vs Arshdeep Singh ODI stats, both have a very young career in the 50-over format. While Arshdeep Singh has played 9 games to scalp 14 wickets, Rana has four wickets in two games.
| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Best Bowling | Average | Economy Rate | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 9 | 8 | 14 | 5/37 | 23.0 | 5.18 | 26.64 |
| Harshit Rana | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3/53 | 28.75 | 7.18 | 24.0 |
IND vs BAN Champions Trophy (Playing XIs)
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav.
