IND vs ENG: No Place For Virat Kohli Or Rishabh Pant? - Zaheer Khan Makes A Bold Prediction For India's XI In The 2nd T20I Against England
Published - 08 Jul 2022, 05:04 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:10 AM
Zaheer Khan believes India will not change their starting XI for the second T20I against England. With Arshdeep Singh out of the T20I squad for the next two matches, Zaheer believes the only change would be IND vs ENG: No Place For Virat Kohli Or Rishabh Pant?- Zaheer Khan Makes A Bold Prediction For India’s XI In The 2nd T20I Against England replacing him.
The management of the team is having a lot of trouble planning for the second T20I after India’s convincing victory over England in the first T20I.
Arshdeep Singh is not a member of the India team as of the second Twenty20 International, hence Zaheer believes that if a change is made at all, it should be a clean swap between Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh.
“You do not want to lose momentum, and I do not see any chance of a change. Arshdeep Singh would not be playing in the second T20I, thus Jasprit Bumrah will fill his place,” he said.
‘I don’t think they will make any change’: Zaheer Khan
Zaheer Khan, a former India pacer, does not believe the Indian team would alter for the second T20 International. In the first T20I, the majority of the players gave their best effort. Zaheer does not believe that captain Rohit Sharma will change the starting XI even though elite players like Kohli, Pant, Bumrah, Jadeja, etc. are returning.
“It is challenging to sit down and predict the selecting process they would use. You have witnessed India win the opening game of the series before remaining unchanged for the remainder of the series. They will not change, in my opinion. We must wait and see if any changes, if any, will be made,” Zaheer Khan said on Cricbuzz.
India defeated England by 50 runs in the first T20 international at Southampton’s Rose Bowl. Hardik Pandya was named Player of the Match. He scored 51 runs off 33 balls and took four wickets.
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