Published on: Sep 23, 2022 9:24 pm IST|Updated on: Sep 23, 2022 9:36 pm IST
Bhuvneshwar Kumar IND vs AUS: In an important news development, India’s senior bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar is not playing the second T20I match against Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. Even after setting a mammoth target of 209 runs, India managed to suffer a poor 4-wicket loss in the opening T20I match against Australia on Tuesday. The Men in Blue will now want to make a comeback in order to level the three-match IND vs AUS T20I series.
After winning a crucial toss and opting to bowl first, Indian captain Rohit Sharma revealed the big news that pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has unfortunately been left out from the playing 11 for this 8-over-per-side contest against Australia in Nagpur. Rohit mentioned that they have brought in Rishabh Pant as an extra batter as according to the playing conditions, a bowler can bowl a maximum of two overs. Therefore, the Men in Blue are going in with five specialist bowlers in Jasprit Bumrah, Harshal Patel, Hardik Pandya and two spinners, Yuzvendra Chahal and Axar Patel.
“We’re going to field first. It’s nice, there are so many people who have come to watch us. It is nice to get a game. These games are challenging ones because you don’t know what to do. You just have to go out and express yourself. Hopefully we can put up a good show. Since it is an eight over game, we had to make two changes: Bumrah comes in for Umesh Yadav. Bhuvi misses out too and Pant comes in,” said Indian captain Rohit Sharma during the toss.
1. Rohit Sharma (C) 2. KL Rahul 3. Virat Kohli 4. Suryakumar Yadav 5. Rishabh Pant (wk) 6. Hardik Pandya 7. Dinesh Karthik 8. Axar Patel 9. Harshal Patel 10. Yuzvendra Chahal 11. Jasprit Bumrah
? Team News ?2⃣ changes for #TeamIndia as @RishabhPant17 & @Jaspritbumrah93 are picked in the team. #INDvAUSFollow the match ▶️ https://t.co/LyNJTtkxVvA look at our Playing XI ? pic.twitter.com/Lgh5KVZ95L— BCCI (@BCCI) September 23, 2022
? Team News ?
2⃣ changes for #TeamIndia as @RishabhPant17 & @Jaspritbumrah93 are picked in the team. #INDvAUS
Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/LyNJTtkxVv
A look at our Playing XI ? pic.twitter.com/Lgh5KVZ95L
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 23, 2022
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