New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- India head coach Gautam faced the heat after Harshit Rana was preferred over Arshdeep Singh against Bangladesh in their Group A encounter of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai on Thursday. With Jasprit Bumrah ruled out due to injury, Harshit Rana was named as a replacement for the mega event.

Having made his ODI debut in 2022, Arshdeep Singh was the preferred choice for all experts for the match against Bangladesh to partner Mohammed Shami, purely due to his left-arm seam and ability to bowl tightly in slog overs.

However, everyone was taken aback for a moment when Harshit Rana, who made his ODI debut against England at home earlier this month, was named in the playing XI.

Unlike in the T20Is, controll...