In the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Rohit Sharma -led Indian team has performed brilliantly. The Indian team won by 6 wickets against Bangladesh. Then he also defeated Pakistan by six wickets. The Indian team has reached the semi -finals by registering two consecutive wins. The Indian team will play their semi -finals in Dubai on March 4. However, which team will face it, it will be decided only on March 2 (Sunday).
Rohit will be out in the match against New Zealand?
On March 2, the Indian team is going to play their last group match against New Zealand at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Before the semi -finals, this match will not be less than a practice match for the Indian team. Changes can also be seen in the Indian team for this match.
According to the Indian Express, Shubman Gill can captain the match against New Zealand. While Rohit Sharma can decide to take the rest. Rohit was seen struggling with the problem of hamstring in the match against Pakistan. In such a situation, Rohit would not like to increase his injury before the semi -finals. Shubman Gill did not land for practice on Wednesday due to being unwell. However, on Thursday, Shubman returned to the nets and batted for a long time in the nets.
If Rohit Sharma stays out of the match against New Zealand, Rishabh Pant or Washington Sundar can be included in the playing-11. Rishabh did not have a chance to play a single match in the ODI series against England. Then Rishabh stayed out of both matches in the Champions Trophy. Rishabh batted for a long time on the net on Wednesday and Thursday. On the other hand, Sundar is also waiting for his turn.
The Indian team does not have a backup opener, in such a situation, Shubman Gill and KL Rahul can be seen opening in the match against New Zealand when Rohit Sharma is out. KL Rahul has batting in the Middle order in the last two-three years in ODI International, but in the event of Rohit being out, there will be a change in the batting order.
Indian squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-Qetan), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarti, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar.
Non-Trawing Substitute: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammad Siraj, Shivam Dubey
New Zealand Squad: Mitchell Santner (Captain), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Dewon Conve, Kyle Jemison, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Derryl Mitchell, Will Verorke, Glen Philips, Rachin Ravindra, Jacob Dafi, Nathan Smith, Ken Williamson, Will Young.