With the India-Afghanistan T20 series starting tomorrow in Mohali, fans are anxious to see who will play in India’s playing eleven. Malayalam player Sanju Samson is challenged by Jitesh Sharma to play in the first eleven. Jitesh, who played in the T20 series against South Africa, is more likely to be the wicketkeeper.
In the absence of KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan, Jitesh Sharma is currently India’s number one wicket-keeper in T20Is. The finishers combination of Rinku Singh and Jitesh had benefited the team in South Africa. Despite the absence of Suriya and Shreyas in the middle order, Kohli’s return is a setback for Sanju. Sanju will be played on a case-by-case basis in the three-match series.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 7, 2024
Tomorrow’s match also has the special feature of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma playing T20 match for India after losing the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final. In the absence of Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma is expected to play at number four in the first match. If Tilak is not played, there is a possibility that Malayalee player Sanju Samson will be played at number four.
Rinku Singh will be the finisher at number five. Jitesh Sharma is more likely than Sanju to be a wicket keeper. Jitesh performed well in the T20 series against South Africa. Sanju’s past record in T20Is is poor.
When Rohit returns, Shubman Gill or Yashaswi Jaiswal will have to make way from the opener position. Since Virat Kohli is sure to play at number three, either Gill or Yashasvi will be the only one in the playing XI.
AfghanAtalan have hit the ground running yesterday as they prepare for the three-match T20I series against @BCCIstarting this Thursday in Mohali. 🤩#AfghanAtalan | #INDvAFG2024 | @LavaMobile | @EtisalatAf | @IntexBrand pic.twitter.com/zFiPh07sH0
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) January 9, 2024
In the absence of world number one all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel will be the spin all-rounder at number seven. While Kuldeep Yadav will be a specialist spinner, pacers Arshdeep Singh, Aathush Khan and Mukesh Kumar will also be in the playing eleven.
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2024-01-10 09:24:35
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