Team India are on the verge of losing their first bilateral T20 series in two years. 0-2 down, Hardik Pandya & Rahul Dravid need to address a few things in India Playing XI for the IND vs WI 3rd T20. One of them is adding batting firepower. India’s batting has looked out of sorts in both T20s with Tilak Varma only positive so far. To strengthen, India Cricket Team have handed T20I debut to Yashasvi Jaiswal. Ishan Kishan has been dropped for the crucial match. Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav has returned after recovering from thumb injury, replacing Ravi Bishnoi.
India Playing XI 3rd T20
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Shubman Gill
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Tilak Varma
- Hardik Pandya (C)
- Sanju Samson
- Axar Patel
- Arshdeep Singh
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Mukesh Kumar
- Kuldeep Yadav
With Shubman and Jaiswal opening, India will have their two best Indian batters in IPL 2023 hoping to give the team a good start.
India have gone in with a five-member bowling attack, which means both Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel have to bowl a full four-over quota.
IND vs WI 3rd T20 – Team News
- Yashasvi Jaiswal makes debut.
- Ishan Kishan has been benched.
- Shubman Gill retains his spot despite poor returns.
- Sanju Samson to keep wickets in absence of Ishan Kishan.
In bowling, Hardik Pandya has done well as a frontline seamer. However, both Arshdeep Singh and Mukesh Kumar have blown hot and cold. But both continue for the do or die match.
India Squad
Ishan Kishan(w), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya(c), Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav (Injured), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Umran Malik, Avesh Khan
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