Shubman Gill explains Arshdeep Singh omission for India vs New Zealand 1st ODI: 'Giving everyone chance'

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• Fans and experts both could not understand the logic behind dropping the left-arm pacer who was India’s lead pacer in an inexperienced bowling attack against South Africa. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADArshdeep has been a regular in T20Is and was also part of the 2024 T20 World Cup winning side.
• In ODIs, the left-armer has impressed in the limited chances that he has got.
• However, he warmed the bench on Sunday and played no part in India’s four-wicket win. More from First Cricket Kohli plays down joining 28,000-club, narrowly missing out on century against NZ: ‘Not thinking about milestones' Former India coach faces backlash for saying 'Hindi is national language' on live commentary: 'Please educate yourself'Gill explains why Arshdeep was droppedIndia ODI captain Shubman Gill was asked about Arshdeep’s exclusion from the side after the match and he said that the left-arm pacer was not exactly dropped but just sat out due to rotation policy among pacers.
• The skipper stressed that India wanted to give everyone chance in the format with an eye on the 2027 Cricket World Cup.“(It is) More about rotation, Arshdeep did well in the last series and Siraj wasn’t part of that, so we want to keep giving everyone opportunities as we build towards the World Cup, especially with not too many ODIs coming up,” Gill said at the post match presentation ceremony. Siraj, who replaced Arshdeep in the pace bowling attack, picked up a couple of wickets and was the most economical bowler for India.
• In his eight overs, the right-arm pacer gave away 40 runs and accounted for the wickets of Will Young and Zakary Foulkes.