{"id":9223,"date":"2025-09-28T19:48:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T14:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=641925"},"modified":"2025-09-28T19:48:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T14:18:32","slug":"asia-cup-finals-ind-vs-pak-idiotic-decision-to-bench-arshdeep-singh-netizens-on-x-slam-bccis-decision-to-bench-left-arm-pacer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/asia-cup-finals-ind-vs-pak-idiotic-decision-to-bench-arshdeep-singh-netizens-on-x-slam-bccis-decision-to-bench-left-arm-pacer\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia Cup Finals IND vs PAK: \u201cIdiotic Decision to Bench Arshdeep Singh,\u201d Netizens on X slam BCCI\u2019s decision to bench left-arm pacer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"522\">Cricket fans were left stunned after India\u2019s playing XI for the Asia Cup 2025 final against Pakistan did not include pacer Arshdeep Singh. The 26-year-old had been one of India\u2019s biggest match-winners in the Super 4 clash against Sri Lanka, where he defended 12 runs in the final over before conceding just two runs in the Super Over to seal victory for India.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"763\">Despite such a performance, the management opted to bench Arshdeep, instead bringing in Rinku Singh for extra batting depth. The decision has sparked debate across social media, with many questioning Gautam Gambhir\u2019s call as team mentor.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"765\" data-end=\"961\">One user wrote, <em data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"852\">\u201cArshdeep is India\u2019s top T20 pacer\u2026 benching him kills team balance.\u201d<\/em> Another added, <em data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"959\">\u201cStrange call with Hardik already out. Why not play Arshdeep who thrives in death overs?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gautam Gambhir's Idiotic Decision to Bench Arshdeep Singh\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Arshdeep is India's top T20 pacer. He was India's leading wicket-taker. He's destroyed Pakistan before, like in the 2022 Asia Cup.<\/p>\n<p>-No excuse to drop him, especially with Hardik out. Hardik Pandya is injured and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YfwA0ON53t\">pic.twitter.com\/YfwA0ON53t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ankur Kashyap (@ankurs000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ankurs000\/status\/1972302693743137144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Its not easy to be Arshdeep Singh, he keeps on winning games for India on his own and still Gautam Gambhir doesn't want him in Indian Team.<\/p>\n<p>Arshdeep Singh couldn't make it to India's ODI & Test team only because Gambhir hates him. Now taken out from T2OIs too coz he can't bat\ud83d\udc94<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rajiv1841\/status\/1972301789023318419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Should have kept Arshdeep in the XI once Hardik was out. Batting depth is good but your bowling depth is now compromised.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MalhotraSaurabh\/status\/1972301290953929165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">arshdeep singh  ko laana thaa yrrr\u2026pakistanke against uska alg hi bhaukaal hai<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sporttify (@sporttify) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sporttify\/status\/1972303576316911672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"1316\">Arshdeep\u2019s exclusion comes as a surprise particularly because he has a strong record against Pakistan, having delivered match-winning spells in past encounters, including the 2022 Asia Cup. His absence means India will rely heavily on Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakaravarthy for breakthroughs, while the inclusion of Rinku strengthens the middle order.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1515\">The move has left fans split \u2014 some supporting the additional batting cover in Hardik Pandya\u2019s absence, while many argue that dropping Arshdeep after his Super Over brilliance is \u201cunjustifiable.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cricket fans were left stunned after India\u2019s playing XI for the Asia Cup 2025 final against Pakistan did not include\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":391,"featured_media":31911,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/391"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}