Abhishek-Sanju opener, Shami out, chance for 6 all-rounders, India's playing 11 for the first T20 revealed!

The Indian team has been announced for the 5-match T20 series between India and England (IND vs ENG) from January 22. The command of this team is in the hands of Suryakumar Yadav, while after the T20 World Cup 2022, Mohammed Shami has returned to the T20 team. For the first time, Axar Patel has been made the captain of the T20 team.

Even though Mohammed Shami has returned to Team India after 2 years, it seems difficult for him to play in the first match in Kolkata. The reason behind this could be the strategy of captain Suryakumar Yadav so far, while the match is in India, the pick will be helpful to the spinners and India has a fast bowling all-rounder in the form of Hardik Pandya, while Arshdeep Singh A lethal T20 bowler like (Arshdeep Singh) exists.

Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson can start the innings

Due to the way Sanju Samson has performed in the last 2 series, he is certain to play as an opener, while Team India's second opener Abhishek Sharma is also certain to play as an opener in the playing 11. Abhishek Sharma played a half-century in 1 match against South Africa.

This could be the last series for Abhishek Sharma, if his bat does not work in this series then this could be the last match of his career. India has many opening options, in which apart from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill, there are deadly openers like Rituraj Gaikwad.

It is difficult for Mohammed Shami to get a chance, 5 all-rounders get a chance

It is difficult for Mohammed Shami to get a chance in the playing 11 in the first T20 against England. The first reason is related to the fitness of Mohammed Shami, because he has become fit only recently, in such a situation BCCI will not want to bowl to him much, because India (Team India) has to play ICC Champions Trophy 2025 next month. The second reason is regarding team combination.

Ever since Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav took charge of Team India, it has faced defeat in only 1 match, the reason behind this is captain Suryakumar Yadav's faith in his players. In such a situation, he will not make much change in his winning combination.

Suryakumar Yadav mostly plays with all-rounders in this format, so if we talk about the first match, then Suryakumar Yadav can play in the playing 11 with Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Tilak Verma and Rinku Singh, while Abhishek Sharma also bowls along with batting.

Team India's probable playing 11 for the first T20 against England

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rinku Singh, Akshar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh.