New Delhi. The Indian cricket team has made a change in the playing eleven in the match against Afghanistan. The Indian team has given a chance to wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the Super 8 match of T20 World Cup 2024. Kuldeep has been included in the playing eleven in place of fast bowler Mohammad Siraj. Kuldeep has become a part of the playing eleven for the first time in this World Cup. Windies pitches are suitable for spinners. In such a situation, as soon as Team India reached West Indies from America, they have decided to exclude one pacer from the playing eleven and go with an additional spinner.
In this match being played between India vs Afghanistan at Kensington Oval, Barbados, India won the toss and decided to bat first. There is also a change in the playing eleven of Afghanistan. Hazratullah Zazai has got a chance in place of Karim Janat. At the time of the toss, Rohit said, ‘We will bat first. The track looks good. There is no grass on the pitch, I think it will be slow. It’s better than New York. We have to adapt to the circumstances quickly. We have been here for a few days, we have played a lot of cricket. Indian team has 7 bowling options. He has the option of 4 fast bowling and 3 spin bowling options. Arshdeep Singh, Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and Shivam Dubey will bowl fast bowling, while the responsibility of spin will be on the shoulders of Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicket keeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicket keeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (captain), Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqui.
Tags: ICC T20 World Cup, IND vs AFG, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli
FIRST PUBLISHED: June 20, 2024, 19:52 IST
