Washington Sundar, Hardik Pandya and Akshar Patel
India vs England 1st T20: The five-match T20 match series between India and England will be played from January 22. The squads of both the teams have already been announced. The Indian team is commanded by Suryakumar Yadav and England captain Jos Buttler. Four players including Axar Patel, Nitish Reddy, Hardik Pandya and Washington Sundar have got a chance in the Indian team for the T20 series. Now the biggest question standing before the team management is which of these three players will be included in the playing eleven. The first T20 match between the two teams will be held on January 22 at the historic Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata.
Akshar Patel has got the responsibility of vice-captain
Akshar Patel has been made the vice-captain of the Indian team for the T20 series against England. He is also playing well for the team and has also been a member of the Indian team that won the T20 World Cup 2024 title. Akshar has more experience than Nitish Reddy and Washington Sundar. In such a situation, it seems certain that he will play in the playing eleven of the first T20 match. So far, he has scored a total of 498 runs in 66 T20I matches for the Indian team and has also taken 65 wickets.
Hardik Pandya is known for his strong batting and bowling. He can also bat while standing on the wicket and can also show aggressive play when needed. Hardik made his debut for the Indian team in T20 International cricket in the year 2016. After this he has scored 1700 runs in 109 T20I matches and has also taken 89 wickets. Considering his experience, it is considered certain that he will play in the playing eleven.
Competition between these two players for a place in the playing 11
1. Washington Sundar
Whenever Washington Sundar has got a chance for some time now. He has caught it with both hands and has done well. Sundar made his debut for the Indian team in T20 International in the year 2017. Since then, he has taken 47 wickets and scored 161 runs in 52 T20I matches for the team. He also has a half-century in his name in T20 International cricket.
2. Nitish Reddy
Nitish Kumar Reddy had shown a good performance for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024 and after this he confirmed his place in Team India. Recently, he was successful in impressing everyone with his batting in Test cricket against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He has played three T20I matches for the team, scoring 90 runs and also taking 3 wickets. Now it remains to be seen who among Nitish and Sundar will be given a chance in the playing eleven by captain Suryakumar Yadav and the team management.
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