The Indian team for the Champions Trophy 2025 was announced on Saturday, January 18. One name that was missing from the 15-member roster and came as a surprise to many was that of Mohammed Siraj. Siraj was part of the World Cup 2023 and also the T20 World Cup 2024. However, due to his poor form in white-ball cricket, the right-arm pacer will miss traveling to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Arshdeep Singh made it to the squad. Siraj has failed to take the wicket in the white-ball cricket. He participated in three matches during the 2024 T20 World Cup and could only take one wicket. During 2024, he was associated with three ODIs in which he could only take three wickets. While speaking about reviewing the 30-year-old, Rohit Sharma mentioned Siraj's inefficiency when he is bowling with the old ball. Here is what Rohit said in the press conference "We are not sure about Bumrah, whether he was going to play or not. So, we thought we wanted someone who can bowl with the new ball and at the backend. So we picked Arshdeep to bowl at the backend. Shami, we all saw what he can do with the new ball. Siraj, his effectiveness comes down when he is not bowling with the new ball,” said Rohit in the press conference. "It's an unfortunate thing that he has to miss out. But, we had no option get the guys who can perform a certain role. I personally feel we have guys who can bowl with the new ball, bowl in the middle and bowl at the backend. With these three bowlers, we think we can do that,” he added. Also Read | Rohit Sharma confirms playing in the Ranji Trophy match for Mumbai Another young pacer, Harshit Rana has made it to the squad as a reserve. Notably, aside from him, the much-awaited comeback can also be seen in the form of veteran pacer, Mohammed Shami. Of course, though the pace quartet Jasprit Bumrah, Shami, Arshdeep, and Harshith look lethal, India will be wary of Bumrah suffering from back issue and is not termed fully fit. "Shami is a stalwart in white-ball cricket. Harshit, we needed something different. He has shown he has got the potential. So, we need to back him. But, look at Jaiswal, we picked him based on what he has done in the last 6-8 months.He has not played ODIs, but we picked him. But, he has shown potential. Sometimes, we need to do that. If we talk about everyone, we can't please everyone. Yes, it's a tough call, but we needed to take it,” Rohit concluded.