Will there be big changes in the Indian playing-11? What will be captain Rohit’s plan against New Zealand

Dubai: The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is currently being played in Pakistan. The Indian team and New Zealand entered the semi-finals from Group-A. While hosts Pakistan and Bangladesh were eliminated from the tournament.

The Indian team captained by Rohit Sharma has played 2 matches in this Champions Trophy so far and has won both. Team India first defeated Bangladesh and then Pakistan. Now the Indian team has to play its last match in the group stage today (March 2).

This last match will be against New Zealand. This match will be a formality, as both the teams have already reached the semi-finals. But the team that wins this match will reach the top of its group. In such a situation, both the teams will put in all their strength to win this match.

Indian team will play the semi-finals on March 4

Now the question is whether captain Rohit Sharma will change his playing-11 for this match or not? The answer is yes. Actually, the Indian team has to play the first semi-final, which will be held in Dubai on March 4. In such a situation, there will be only one day in between after the match against the Kiwi team. This is the reason why captain Rohit can make some changes in his playing-11. Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav can be given rest. In such a situation, left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh and mystery spinner Varun Chakraborty can enter the playing-11.

India’s probable playing 11: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakraborty, Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh.

India-New Zealand squads in Champions Trophy:

• Indian team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh and Washington Sundar.
• New Zealand team: Mitchell Santner (captain), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Jacob Duffy, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young.