In the Champions Trophy 2025, the Indian team has prepared the way for the semi-finals. Today New Zealand is to face Bangladesh. With this match, a semi-final team will be found. Now the next match of the Indian team is to be played against New Zealand on March 2 at the Dubai ground. In this match, the Indian team would like to win and play the semi-finals. In this match, India would like to test its bench players by giving them a chance. In this match, some players of the Indian team will be dropped. India has also avenged its defeat against Pakistan in the last Champions Trophy final. Last time in 2017, India lost to Pakistan.

Shami-Kuldeep out

The Indian team will strengthen its bench strength against New Zealand and would also like to test it. The match against New Zealand will be like India's preparation where it would want to give a chance to its players. In such a situation, the first change can be to give rest to Mohammad Shami. Against Pakistan, Shami got injured in his third over and fifth over of the innings.

After a long time, he had returned from injury. But now once again, Wasim is looking troubled by injury, so Rohit will give him rest in the match before the semi-finals. Shami is most needed in the semi-finals. Kuldeep Yadav can also be given rest.

Debut of these 2 players

Rohit can field Varun Chakraborty against New Zealand, who can replace Kuldeep Yadav. In such a situation, Varun Chakraborty can make his debut in the Champions Trophy for the first time. As soon as Shami is out, Arshdeep Singh can be seen playing in the Champions Trophy. Arshdeep can prove to be Rohit's trump card, so Arshdeep Singh will prepare before the semi-finals.

Indian team's playing XI against New Zealand

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy