'We had no choice', Rohit Sharma clarified on leaving Siraj out of the team

'We had no choice', Rohit Sharma clarified on leaving Siraj out of the team, told the reason behind not selecting him

BCCI announced the 15-member team for the Champions Trophy and the ODI series against England. There is only one change in both the teams. Jaspreet Bumrah has been rested for the ODI series against England while Mohammad Siraj has not been given a place. Rohit Sharma has told the reason behind this. Rohit said that it was a difficult decision to take.

New Delhi. BCCI announced the 15-member team for the Champions Trophy 2025. While fast bowler Mohammed Shami has made a comeback, Mohammed Siraj did not get a place in the team. Not only this, Mohammed Siraj was also not selected for the ODI series against England.

Rohit Sharma clarified the reason behind not selecting Mohammad Siraj in the press conference. Rohit explained why Mohammad Siraj was not selected. While answering the question, Rohit said that the selectors had no choice. He said that he wanted a bowler in the team who can make an impact with both the new ball and the old ball.

'We have no choice'

Rohit Sharma said, it is unfortunate that Mohammad Siraj had to be out. Siraj's effectiveness reduces when the ball gets old and he is not bowling with the new ball. We had no choice, but we wanted players who can bowl with the new ball, be effective in the middle overs and death overs as well. Mohammad Siraj is not effective and his effectiveness reduces when the ball gets old.

Took 20 wickets in BGT

It is worth noting that Mohammad Siraj was not that impressive on the Australia tour. Siraj took 20 wickets during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, he was the second highest wicket-taker for India after Bumrah. Despite this, Siraj did not trouble the Australian batsmen much with his bowling.

Indian team for Champions Trophy 2025

Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja.

Indian team for ODI series against England

Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja. Dailymintz