Rohit Sharma
The Champions Trophy 2025 final is being held between India and New Zealand. In this match, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has decided to bat first after winning the toss. Captain Rohit has not made any changes in the playing XI for the final match. There are three players who sat on the bench during the entire tournament of the Champions Trophy 2025. He was not included in the playing XI of the Indian team for a single match. These include Rishabh Pant, Arshdeep Singh and Washington Sundar.
1. Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant has not got a chance in the playing XI of a single match during the Champions Trophy. In the current tournament, KL Rahul took the responsibility of wicketkeeper in every match for Team India. For this reason Pant had to sit outside. Pant made his ODI debut in ODI cricket for the Indian team in the year 2018. He then played several innings in ODI cricket for Team India. But after accident in 2023, he could not make his permanent place in the ODI team. He so far scored a total of 871 runs in 31 ODIs for Team India, including a century and five half -centuries.
2. Washington Sundar
All -rounders like Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel are already present at the playing XI of the Indian team. For this reason, Sundar could not make a place in the playing XI. He made her debut in ODI cricket in the year 2017 for the Indian team. After this, he has taken 24 wickets in 23 ODIs for Team India and also scored 329 runs. He is famous for batting and deadly bowling. Understanding his balls is not easy for any batsman.
3. Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh sat on the bench during the entire tournament. He made her debut in ODI cricket in the year 2022 for the Indian team. After this, he has just taken 14 wickets in 9 ODIs for Team India. He is famous for his deadly bowling and bowls brilliantly in the death overs. There is no match for his yorker ball.
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