Know why Samson, Avesh, Yashasvi and Kuldeep have not been included in the playing XI in the first T20 match against Afghanistan.


In this match, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Yashasvi Jaiswal (Pic Source-Twitter)

Currently, the first match of the three-match T20 series between India and Afghanistan is being played at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. In this match, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl first. Due to personal reasons, experienced batsman Virat Kohli has been ruled out even before the first T20 match.

During the toss, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma told that Sanju Samson, Avesh Khan, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Kuldeep Yadav are not playing in this match. Such reports were coming out that Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma will open the Indian team in the first T20 match, but in this match Shubman Gill will be seen opening along with Rohit Sharma.

During the toss, Rohit Sharma said, ‘We would like to bowl first. There is no specific reason behind this. The pitch is good and not much change will be seen here. We will get to learn a lot from these three T20 matches because we have not played much T20 cricket in recent times before the World Cup. There is also IPL but we want to achieve many things in international matches.

I have talked to Rahul Bhai about which combination we should take on the field. We will play under that and winning is most important for our team. Sanju Samson, Avesh Khan, Yashasvi and Kuldeep Yadav are not playing in this match.

Along with this, an update has also come out that Yashasvi is not playing in the first T20 match due to injury. He suffered an injury before the first match and has not yet fully recovered from it.

Virat Kohli will return in the second T20 match

Let us tell you, Virat Kohli will return in the second T20 match against Afghanistan. India would like to win the first match. The Indian team has many good players who would like to leave their mark in the first match.

The second T20 between these two teams will be played on January 14 at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. Currently, Jitesh Sharma is playing in the first match as wicketkeeper. Tilak Verma will be seen batting for the Indian team at number three. Now it remains to be seen which team wins the first T20 match?

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