India and Afghanistan are dealing with off within the first T20I of a three-match collection on Thursday, January 11, on the Punjab Cricket Affiliation IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. This marked the initiation of the first-ever bilateral collection between the 2 groups, as, except for the World Cup and continental occasions, India and Afghanistan had not engaged in a collection earlier than.
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s absence from the Mohali T20I in opposition to Afghanistan
After a 14-month hiatus, India’s captain Rohit Sharma, who made a comeback to the T20I aspect, gained the toss and opted to bowl first. In a shocking flip of occasions on the toss, Rohit introduced that Yashasvi Jaiswal wouldn’t be enjoying in right this moment’s recreation. This contradicted the assertion made by India’s head coach Rahul Dravid on the eve of the match, the place he had indicated that Jaiswal would open the innings alongside the veteran batter. Nevertheless, The BCCI later revealed on social media that Jaiswal was unavailable for choice within the first T20I as a consequence of a sore proper groin.
“Mr. Yashasvi Jaiswal was unavailable for choice for the primary T20I as a consequence of a sore proper groin,” BCCI submit learn.
UPDATE: Mr Yashasvi Jaiswal was unavailable for choice for the primary T20I as a consequence of a sore proper groin.#INDvAFG
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 11, 2024
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Shock omissions: Sanju Samson and Kuldeep Yadav neglected of India’s enjoying XI
The Indian enjoying XI witnessed notable exclusions, with wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson and wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav lacking out on the primary T20I. Jitesh Sharma was chosen because the wicketkeeper instead of Samson. One other shocking omission was left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep, who emerged because the main wicket-taker within the earlier collection in opposition to South Africa, claiming six wickets from two innings. Nevertheless, no particular causes had been supplied for his or her exclusion.
