India, Nov. 1 -- The current team management, headed by head coach Gautam Gambhir, continues to favour having batting depth, and this has consistently resulted in Arshdeep Singh warming the bench, despite being India's leading wicket-taker in T20Is. Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin once again questioned the move of having someone like the left-arm pacer reduced to the sidelines as he urged the think tank to rethink their strategy.

Ashwin, who is India's second-highest wicket-taker across the three formats, said that Arshdeep has to be in the playing XI considering his record. The decision to have the Punjab-based pacer out of the lineup has drawn flak ever since the Asia Cup 2025 edition.

It is worth mentioning that Arshdeep has...