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right arm fast bowler Mohammad Shami Has been left out of India’s playing XI First T20I match against England at Eden GardensKolkata. Although there were expectations that Shami would return to international cricket after recovering from injury, Shami’s absence caused dissatisfaction among fans.
Reasons why Mohammed Shami has been left out
India decided to leave Shami out of the squad as India opted to back their spin department heavily in this match. team leader Suryakumar Yadav It was revealed that the team management decided to only equip one professional pacer. Ardeep Singhwhile relying on pace bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya and Nitish Kumar Reddy.
“The wicket looks sticky and there will be dew later. It will be heavier later” Yadav said during the toss. “Choose a headache and stick to our strengths,” He said when asked about Shami’s absence.
Meanwhile, England have made some changes to their T20I squad and appointed Brendan McCallum as their new white-ball coach. With a line-up full of strong batsmen, the team looks strong on paper and is expected to get off to an explosive start in the first T20I.
“Looks like a good wicket and I’m sure it will be a good game. There will be some dew around. It’s a great ground and it’s a privilege to play against India in these conditions.” England captain said If the housekeeper After a failed throw. “McCallum is in charge and he has a lot of experience. It’s going to be a challenge and we’re ready for it. There’s some incredible talent on both sides,” he added.
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IND vs ENG: Starting lineups of both teams
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy
England: Ben Duckett, Philip Salter (wk), Jos Butler (c), Harry Brooke, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton , Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
