Arshdeep Singh celebrates the wicket of South Africa's David Miller during the fifth T20I (Picture credit: PTI)
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News1811-01-2026, 14:33

Social Media Erupts Over Arshdeep Singh's Omission from 1st ODI vs NZ

  • Arshdeep Singh was left out of India's playing XI for the first ODI against New Zealand, sparking social media outrage.
  • Former spinner Ravichandran Ashwin questioned Arshdeep's absence with a tweet: "Where-is-deep Singh?"
  • Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, and Prasidh Krishna formed India's pace attack, with Krishna returning after a long break.
  • Fans criticized the team management, citing Arshdeep's economical bowling in previous series and calling Prasidh Krishna a "run-machine."
  • Arshdeep recently performed well in Vijay Hazare Trophy and T20Is against South Africa, making his exclusion controversial.

Why It Matters: Arshdeep Singh's unexpected exclusion from the 1st ODI against NZ ignited widespread fan and expert criticism.

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