Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss in Mohali and sent India into bat. India starts with Dinesh Karthik behind the wicket instead of Rishabh Pant.
First Published Sep 20, 2022, 7:02 PM IST
Mohali: As the India-Australia T20 series begins today, cricket fans have been waiting for the return of pacer Jasprit Bumrah. He missed the Asia Cup due to injury. Bumrah’s absence also affected him well. Bumrah was training at the National Cricket Academy. Harshal Patel was also in the academy with Bumrah. There were reports that both will return for the series against Australia. But when the playing eleven came out, Bumrah’s name was not there. Harshal is playing. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav are two other pacers in the team.
When asked why Bumrah was out, Rohit Sharma answers. Rohit says it is an injury. As Rohit said during the toss… “There is something to be learned from every match. This is an opportunity to realize your own potential. We have been learning how to win the competition in the last six to eight months. This series is no different.
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Everyone has seen what happened in the Asia Cup. Trying to get a different result from that. This is also an opportunity to correct mistakes. There has been no change in our approach. But there are some injuries. Jasprit Bumrah is not playing today. Bumrah will be back in the second and third matches. Rishabh Pant is also not in the playing eleven. Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal are playing as spinners,” said Rohit Sharma.
Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss in Mohali and sent India into bat. India starts with Dinesh Karthik behind the wicket instead of Rishabh Pant. Axar Patel replaced Ravindra Jadeja who was injured during the Asia Cup. Another all-rounder is Hardik Pandya.
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Indian Team: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Last Updated Sep 20, 2022, 7:02 PM IST
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