IND vs AFG 1st T20I Probable Playing 11s: Who Will Replace Virat Kohli In Lineup? Shubman Gill Or Sanju Samson

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IND vs AFG 1st T20I Probable Playing 11s: Who Will Replace Virat Kohli In Lineup? Shubman Gill Or Sanju Samson


India will play Afghanistan within the 1st T20I in the present day at Mohali’s PCA stadium. This is the primary match of the three-game sequence as India and Afghanistan goal to zero in on their ultimate 15 for the T20 World Cup 2024 which is to be performed in West Indies and USA in June this yr. Afghanistan have already acquired an enormous blow with Rashid Khan dominated out of the T20I sequence. The star legspinner is at present in restoration after present process lower-back surgical procedure. Although he’s travelling with the staff however won’t participate within the sequence vs India. 

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On the opposite hand, star Inda batter Virat Kohli may even be lacking within the 1st T20I no less than resulting from private causes. India head coach Rahul Dravid had annouced a day earlier than the sport. While what that non-public cause is, is unknown however additionally it is true that Janaury 11 is the birthday of his daughter Vamika.

Kohli and Rohit Sharma returned to the T20 fold after a spot of greater than a yr. They had been final seen in  a T20 match for India within the World Cup semifinals in 2022. Rohit additionally returns because the captain which suggests he might be main the staff on the T20 World Cup 2024 as effectively though no formal response of this kind has been made by the BCCI. 

India might be opening with Rohit and left-handed batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dravid stated within the pre-match press convention. In all chance, Shubman Gill might be batting at No 3 spot for India, the place the place Kohli bats. Sanju Samson ought to be the popular wicketkeeper and batter and can bat someplace within the center order.

“As of now, we will be certainly opening with Rohit and Jaiswal. But when you have a squad, you have to have that flexibility to do whatever is required if that is in the best interest of the team and gives us the best chance to succeed.So nothing is closed. But certainly, we’re really happy with what Jaiswal has done as an opener for us, and he gives us a left-right combination as well at the top,” stated Dravid. 

It might be fascinating to see how Tilak Varma and Rinku Singh go within the sequence, each of whom are anticipated to characteristic within the taking part in 11 for the 1st T20I. Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh and Mukesh Kumar ought to make the pace-bowling unit whereas both of Kuldeep Yadav or Ravi Bishnoi might be picked because the lone wrist spinner.

India Vs Afghanistan 1st T20I: Probable Playing 11s

India Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav/Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar

Afghanistan Probable XI: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (C), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Noor Ahmad/Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi





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