India, Feb. 19 -- Among the biggest talking points around India going into the start of the 2025 Champions Trophy is who they would field alongside Mohammed Shami in the fast bowling department now that Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out. While Harshit Rana had been announced as Bumrah's replacement in the squad, Australia great Ricky Ponting has said that Arshdeep Singh should be taking up that slot during the games.

Ponting said that the fact that Arshdeep is a left-armer makes him stand out. "I would go with the left-armer and I'd go with Arshdeep (to replace Bumrah). We know how good he's been in T20 cricket and if you think about the skill set, he probably provides a similar skill set to what Bumrah does with new ball and death overs...