IND vs ENG: Team India's strong playing eleven can be like this in the first T-20 match, these players will get a chance

By Sandy Verma On Jan 20, 2025

IND vs ENG: The 5-match T20 series between India and England is going to start from January 22. The first match will be played in Kolkata. The Indian team is ready to play in the playing eleven of Suryakumar Yadav. The playing eleven of the Indian team in the first match could be like this.

Opening pair can be like this

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma can take the lead as opening batsmen. Sanju had earlier scored two centuries in the T-20 series played on South African soil. He batted brilliantly. Apart from this, Abhishek Sharma also batted brilliantly. In this respect, captain Suryakumar Yadav can express confidence in both the batsmen.

Name of these batsmen in middle order

Tilak Verma can come out to bat at number 3. This young left-handed batsman had scored a brilliant century in South Africa while batting at this number. He had fiercely criticized the bowlers of the opposing team. In this context, he will bat at number 3 in the match against England also. Apart from him, captain Suryakumar Yadav can take charge at number 4. Whereas apart from Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rinku Singh, Akshar Patel can be seen in the lower middle order. Hardik is in great form. He has also shown strong performance in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy.

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Shami's name in bowling department

Apart from Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty may get a chance in the spin bowling department. Both the players had bowled well in the last series also. The responsibility of fast bowling department can be given to Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh.

India's probable playing eleven

Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakraborty.

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