Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik opined that Team India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj's exclusion from the Champions Trophy 2025 squad is sad but fair. "Who have they gone for? Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, and Arshdeep Singh, who have been phenomenal in white-ball cricket," Karthik added. Siraj has taken 71 wickets in 44 matches in his ODI career so far.