India, Jan. 11 -- Many fans and former players were left shocked as India dropped Arshdeep Singh for the first ODI against New Zealand on Sunday. With Bumrah rested, it looked like Arshdeep would lead the pace attack. However, India instead opted for Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, and Prasidh Krishna. Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav was picked as the specialist spinner, all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar in support roles. (India vs Zealand 1st ODI LIVE Score)

Former India cricketer R Ashwin was, in particular, left shocked by Arshdeep's absence from the playing XI. Taking to X, he posed an important question. He wrote, "Where-is-deep Singh? That's all #INDvsNZ."

One fan responded that Arshdeep is in the T20 World Cup squad and w...