India Playing XI 3rd T20 – India vs West Indies live streaming: Despite there only being an 18-hour gap between the two games, India have decided to go with their full-strength side. Captain Rohit Sharma decided to make just a solitary change, with Ravindra Jadeja rested. Deepak Hooda was brought in to beef up the batting, with Shreyas Iyer was handed another lifeline in the team. Follow India tour of West Indies live updates on Insidesport.IN
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India will be wary of workload management when they name their playing XI for the 3rd T20I against West Indies. Coach Rahul Dravid is expected to make a host of changes given the 16-hour gap between the two games.
Rohit Sharma is expected to lead with the series now level 1-1 after the hosts clinched a win on Monday night. However, India could go with Ishan Kishan at the top instead of Suryakumar Yadav for the game. Yadav has featured in all five games in the series and Kishan having warmed the bench provides a breath of fresh air. Sanju Samson is also another contender for the opener’s spot, having scored a career-best 77 against Ireland in his last T20I.
Samson batted in the middle order during the ODI series meaning he could chip in for either Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant or Hardik Pandya. Iyer has struggled in the shortest format of the game and Deepak Hooda is likely to replace him in the line. Axar Patel offers a like-to-like replacement for Ravindra Jadeja and following his heroics in the ODI series, he will be keen to make a mark.
India Playing XI 3rd T20
- Rohit Sharma
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Shreyas Iyer
- Rishabh Pant
- Hardik Pandya
- Deepak Hooda
- Dinesh Karthik
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Arshdeep Singh
- Avesh Khan
India Playing XI 3rd T20: Deepak Hooda to replace Shreyas Iyer, will Kuldeep Yadav get a go in 3rd T20? Follow India vs WestIndies 3rd T20 Live Updates
Bhuvneshwar Kumar only bowled a couple of overs in the 2nd T20I and unless there is an injury, the veteran is expected to feature in the game. Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh will also retain their places with Harshal Patel ruled out due to a rib injury.
Ravi Bishnoi was dropped for the game in favour of Avesh, but the young leggie could return in place of the veteran Ravichandran Ashwin. Bishnoi was impressive in the first game but will face competition from the returning Kuldeep Yadav. The chinaman bowler is yet to play a game since the IPL and the West Indies series could be the perfect opportunity for him to shine. Kuldeep’s experience should also put him in good stead above Bishnoi in Ashwin’s absence.
India Playing XI 3rd T20: Deepak Hooda to replace Shreyas Iyer, will Kuldeep Yadav get a go in 3rd T20? Follow India vs WestIndies 3rd T20 Live Updates
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