The big moment for the Indian fans has arrived. After an exciting outing in the T20 World Cup 2024 group stage, Team India has stepped into the Super Eight stage. In their first Super Eight fixture, they are set to face Afghanistan. Fans are anticipating a big change. But before facing Afghanistan, Team India made an exciting tactical change. Mohammed Siraj is not playing the match. Let’s explore the reason behind his absence. Find out why Mohammed Siraj is missing from today’s T20 World Cup 2024 clash against Afghanistan.
Mohammed Siraj Benched:
The ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup has seen a successful group stage. After that, the tournament has evolved to the Super Eight stage. Out of the twenty teams, eight teams are participating in this stage. In the third match, India and Afghanistan are all set to lock horns at the Kensington, Oval. Before facing the opponent on the Caribbean soil, Team India made an interesting change in their playing xi.
Star pacer Mohammed Siraj has been benched in this match against Afghanistan. This is a purely tactical move by the team management. In the Caribbean soil, spin has a special advantage. Team India is looking forward to using it.
Depending on this reason, Kuldeep Yadav has been named in the playing xi and Mohammed Siraj has been benched. In this match, team India is playing with three spinners and two pacers. In the toss, Rohit Sharma updated about the change. He said, “We have made one change, Kuldeep comes in for Siraj.”
Toss Update:
This clash between these two big names has been spreading excitement since before the game. After winning the toss, Indian captain Rohit Sharma said, “We are going to bat first. Looks alright at this moment, looks a good track. No grass on the pitch, I guess it will get slower. It’s better than New York. We have to adapt to the conditions quickly. We have been here for a couple of days, we have played a lot of cricket. It’s about understanding what we need to do in conditions like these. It’s an early start. Usually start in the evening elsewhere. We enjoy playing here. We have made one change, Kuldeep comes in for Siraj.”
India’s Playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah
Afghanistan’s Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan(c), Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
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