The formal match of the Champions Trophy in Dubai today, the Indian team can give a chance to Arshdeep by resting Shami.
Agency, Dubai
The Indian cricket team is the only team that cannot be defeated in the current ICC Champions Trophy. However, its rival team on Sunday is New Zealand and that too is at least undefeated in this tournament. Thus, Rohit Sharma's team is the favorite in the situation where one of the two teams will win on Sunday and the other team will have to face defeat for the first time. India and New Zealand will clash on Sunday in the ICC Champions Trophy at the Dubai International Stadium here. The match will start at 2.30 pm Indian time.
Both teams have a chance to win this match as their semi-final berth has been confirmed. Now the decision on which opponent they will play in the semi-finals will be made after the result of this match. On the other hand, Australia and South Africa from the other group are going to play in the semi-finals. If India wins this match, it will most likely face Australia on March 4. Since India has to play in the semi-finals on Tuesday immediately after Sunday, coach Gambhir and the team management will prefer to rest fast bowler Mohammed Shami in this match and replace him with Arshdeep Singh. India will have to play against Australia in the semi-finals, but even if they have to play against South Africa, both the opponents have good spin bowling and considering that, India will try to strengthen its batting in Sunday's match. It is possible that Rishabh Pant will also be given a chance instead of Lokesh Rahul in this match. There is nothing wrong with Rishabh Pant but he has to stay out at the moment due to the team composition.
Apart from this, when India faced Bangladesh and Pakistan in the previous two league matches, some of their batsmen did not seem to be particularly comfortable against spin bowling. Given the way Virat Kohli batted and the experience and reputation he has, it is natural that he will not have any problem against any kind of bowling attack. Indian batsmen could not play easily against Bangladesh's Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Rishad Hossain and Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed. Now on Sunday, India will have to be careful against Mitchell Bracewell and Mitchell Santner. These are the same bowlers who came to Indian soil six months ago and whitewashed India in the Test series. These same bowlers can also do wonders on the pitch of Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.
Although all of them have their own unique qualities, the Indian batting line-up did not surrender to them, as can be seen from the results. However, India will have to save Santner and Bracewell in the 20 overs that will be allotted to them on Sunday. In addition, Glenn Phillips can also make an impact as a makeshift spinner.
On the other hand, India also has good spinners. Not only good ones, India also has good options in this regard, Varun Chakravarthy has not been tried yet. Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja have been effective but Kuldeep Yadav has not been able to achieve the success that is commensurate with his reputation. And finally, Washington Sundar comes in, who is doubtful whether he will get enough opportunities.
Both teams:
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakravarthy.
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (captain), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O'Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Jacob Duffy.
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