Kuldeep gets a chance, Siraj out, Team India comes out with 7 bowling options

New Delhi. The Indian cricket team has made a change in the playing XI in the match against Afghanistan. In the Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian team has given a chance to wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep has been included in the playing XI in place of fast bowler Mohammed Siraj. Kuldeep has become a part of the playing XI for the first time in this World Cup. The pitches of the Windies are suitable for spinners. In such a situation, Team India has decided to take out a pacer in the playing XI and field an additional spinner as soon as they reached the Windies from America.

In this match being played between India vs Afghanistan at Kensington Oval in Barbados, India won the toss and decided to bat first. There is also a change in Afghanistan’s playing eleven. Hazratullah Zazai has got a chance in place of Karim Janat. During the toss, Rohit said, ‘We will bat first. The track looks good. There is no grass on the pitch, I think it will slow down. It is better than New York. We have to adapt to the conditions quickly. We have been here for a few days, we have played a lot of cricket.’ The Indian team has 7 bowling options. It has 4 fast bowling and 3 spin bowling options. Arshdeep Singh, Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and Shivam Dubey will bowl fast, while the responsibility of spin lies on the shoulders of Akshar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav.

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India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (captain), Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqui.

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