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India vs England Playing XI: When Team India will play the first T20 International against England on January 22, the biggest question will be who gets a place in the playing eleven and who may have to sit out. The selection committee of BCCI has selected 15 players for this series, but only 11 will get the chance. The remaining four players can remain sitting outside. Who could those four players be?
Difficult for Dhruv Jurel to get a chance in the first match
Suryakumar Yadav will once again be seen captaining the 5-match T20 series against England. Most of the youngsters have been given a chance in the series. As far as the players who did not find a place in the playing eleven of the first T20 match are concerned, the first name that comes in it is Dhruv Jurel. He has been selected as the second wicket keeper in the team. The first wicket keeper will be Sanju Samson and he is sure to play.
Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson will open the innings
Two opening batsmen have been selected for the series, the first name is Sanju Samson and the second is Abhishek Sharma. There is no third option. If Sanju Samson plays, he will also be seen performing the responsibility of keeping. In such a situation, the possibility that Dhruv Jurel will play as a batsman is very less. If we talk about the other player who did not get a place in the playing eleven, then it could be Harshit Rana.
Harshit Rana may also have to sit out
The team can field with two fast bowlers. In this, the names of Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh come first. While on one hand Mohammed Shami is returning to international cricket after a long time, on the other hand Arshdeep Singh has also been selected for the Champions Trophy, so this will be a better opportunity for him to find his rhythm. Hardik Pandya can play the role of the third fast bowler. That means, there is no opportunity for Harshit Rana.
Ravi Bishnoi and Washington Sundar are also not sure to get a place in the playing eleven.
Apart from this, two more players, who can remain out of the playing eleven of this match, can be Ravi Bishnoi and Washington Sundar. As far as the playing eleven of the team is concerned, there is every possibility that Axar Patel and Varun Chakraborty will be the first choice as spinners. Akshar Patel has been chosen as the vice-captain for this series, which means his playing is certain, whereas Varun Chakraborty has shown an amazing game in the recent times, so it seems certain that he will also play. There may not be any need for a third spinner. If Washington Sundar gets a chance as the third spinner, then Nitish Kumar Reddy may have to sit out. This will make the batting a little weak. It remains to be seen that when Suryakumar Yadav comes to the field for the toss on the evening of 22nd January, who does he decide to give a chance in his playing eleven.
India’s probable playing eleven in the first T20 match against England: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakraborty.
Indian team for T20 series: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (vice-captain), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper).
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