India Playing 11 vs Afghanistan - ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 43, Super 8
Published - 20 Jun 2024, 05:58 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:13 AM
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India takes on Afghanistan in their first Super 8 match in Barbados on Thursday, June 20. This is the first Super 8 game for India. They will also play against Bangladesh and Australia.
India are unbeaten in this World Cup campaign so far and they are expected to face a stern test against Afghanistan. The Afghans have defeated New Zealand, PNG, Uganda, and the Windies. They are high on confidence.
Though India have remained unbeaten in this campaign so far, a few of their batters are yet to find form. The opening combination of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli has not worked out so far. The two veteran batters have not scored the number of runs they would have liked so far.
A few changes to the playing XI are expected now that Team India are playing their matches in the Caribbean. The pitches here are slow and aid the spinners. Kuldeep Yadav should be included in the Xi if not both him and Yuzvendra Chahal. Chahal too can be considered in place of Ravindra Jadeja who had not had runs with the bat in T20Is.
India Playing 11 vs Afghanistan - ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 43, Super 8
Rohit Sharma (C)
Rohit will continue to lead the team and open the batting. He has yet to score a fifty in the tournament. Against the USA, he was dismissed by Saurabh Netravalkar who worked the left-arm angle in his favor.
Virat Kohli
Kohli will open the batting with Rohit Sharma. He was out for a first-ball duck against the USA as he was dismissed by Netravalkar too. Interestingly, his only T20I ton is against Afghanistan.
Rishabh Pant (WK)
Pant will slot in at three. He scored 18 off 20 balls against the USA. He has been amongst the runs in this World Cup for India and has kept Sanju Samson out of the playing XI.
Suryakumar Yadav
SKY will slot in at four. He finally scored an unbeaten 50 and guided India in the chase against the USA. He must keep his good form going for India.
Hardik Pandya
Pandya can slot in at five. With Kuldeep Yadav likely to be included in the XI, Shivam Dube might have to make way for him. Hardik has been good with the ball taking seven wickets so far in the World Cup.
Ravindra Jadeja / Yuzvenndra Chahal
Jadeja might slot in at six. He has been economical with the ball but has not scored too many runs with the bat. Yuzvendra Chahal might get a look in against Afghanistan with how the pitches in the Caribbean are.
Axar Patel
Axar Patel has been doing justice to his spot in the XI. He got runs on tricky pitches in New York and took crucial wickets as well.
Jasprit Bumrah
Bumrah will lead the pace attack. He has taken five wickets in the tournament so far. He bowled a brilliant spell against Pakistan to win India the game.
Mohammed Siraj
Siraj too has been impressive. He has bowled in good channels and has been a good backup for the likes of Byumrah and Arshdeep Singh. He has a chance to impress against Afghanistan.
Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav should come into the XI as the specialist spinner in place of Shivam Dube. Now that India will play all their games in the Caribbean, they need a specialist spinner, and no better than Kuldeep at the moment.
Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep will conclude the likely Indian playing XI. He has taken seven wickets in the World Cup so far joint-most with Hardik Pandya.
