IND vs ENG: This is the reason why Mohammad Shami will not play today’s match at Eden Gardens.
Right arm fast bowler Mohammed Shami He was removed from playing for the Indian XI First T20I against England at Eden GardensKolkata. It is expected that he will recover from the injury and return to international cricket, but Shami’s absence has caused dissatisfaction among the fans.
Reasons why Muhammad Shami was not excluded
The decision to drop Shami from the team comes as India opted to heavily bolster its spin department for this match. Captain Suryakumar Yadav The management of the team has decided to include only one specialist packer. Arshdeep SinghWhile relying on the pace-bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya And Nitish Kumar Reddy.
“The wicket looks sticky, it will be dewy later. It will be harder later.” Yadav is on the toss. “Choose a good headache by sticking to our strengths.” He said when asked about Shami’s absence.
Meanwhile, England have made many changes in their T20I squad Brendon McCullum As the new white ball coach. Boasting a line-up packed with batsmen, the team looks formidable on paper, promising an explosive start in the first T20I.
“It looks like a good wicket, I’m sure it will be a good match. There will be some dew around. Playing against India in these conditions is a great opportunity.” said the British captain If Buttler After losing the throw. “McCullum has a lot of experience when he takes over. It will be a challenge, we are ready for it. There’s incredible talent on both sides.” He added.
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IND vs ENG: Playing XI of both teams
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Thilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarty.
England: Ben Duckett, Philip Salt (c), Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethel, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
