Harshit Rana Injured, Dropped or Rested? Rohit Sharma REVEALS During Toss Ahead of Champions Trophy 2025 Clash vs New Zealand

Champions Trophy 2025: There was a surprise straightaway at the toss when India captain Rohit Sharma walked out for it on Sunday. Multiple reports had suggested that the Indian captain would be rested for the dead-rubber against New Zealand, but that did not happen. While there was joy among fans to see Rohit walk out for the toss, there was disappointment after he lost the toss. It was the 13th consecutive toss Rohit had lost. But what followed surprised one and all. Rohit revealed that pacer Harshit Rana won't be playing and instead Varun Chakravarthy was drafted into the playing XI. 

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Is Harshit Injured? 

No, Harshit is not injured, he has simply been rested. That is exactly what Rohit claimed at the toss after losing it. 

"One change for us - Harshit has been rested, Varun is playing for us. It is all about bowling in partnerships, in both games we have combined to pick 19 wickets. Our spinners have restricted them well and then the seamers have got the wickets," Rohit said at the toss. 

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Team India vs New Zealand

The Indian team and the New Zealand side have already made it to the semi-final, so in that regard, this game is a dead-rubber. But again, the players would know that India could end up facing the same side in the summit clash and hence it is important to take the last group-stage game seriously. It is still not known which teams will India and New Zealand face in the semi-final. This game would decide that. 

At the time of filing the copy, the Indian team was in trouble having lost their openers inside the first powerplay. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer are in the middle and they would ideally look to get the innings back on track.