Team India He chose to bowl first in the second T20I against England At MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The home team is led by… Suryakumar Yadav They made two changes to their playing lineup as some key players could not find a place in the final lineup for the second match. It is worth noting, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Rinku Singh They were not selected for the playing XI.
Reasons behind the exclusion of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Rinku Singh
A side strain injury during the training session ruled Nitish Kumar Reddy out of the series. Rinku Singh is out for the second and third T20I due to a lower back spasm that he suffered while playing in the opener. Washington Sundar and Dhruv Gurel They were chosen to replace the duo.
“Nitish Kumar has been ruled out, Rinko will recover in one or two games. We have Washington Sundar, the local boy and Dhruv Gurel in place of Rinko.” Suryakumar said at the toss.
Notably, the BCCI also provided updates on the injuries related to Nitish and Renko. Nitish was ruled out of the entire series. He will undergo further treatment at BCCI's Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, Rinku is progressing well under the supervision of the BCCI medical team, but has also been ruled out of the second and third matches of the series.
Shivam Dubey and Ramandeep Singh They have joined the Indian team, but will only be available from the third match onwards. Meanwhile, Abhishek Sharma, who was sidelined with an ankle injury, is now fit to play for Chennai.
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IND vs ENG: Playing XI for both teams
England: Ben Duckett, Philip Salt (w), Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jimmy Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
India: Sanju Samson (W), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Dhruv Gurel, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy.
