Ind vs Aus 1st T20I: The Indian team is playing the first T20I match against Australia in Canberra. Arshdeep Singh has not got a chance in the Indian playing 11 in this match. The match has been stopped due to rain. Suryakumar Yadav is batting well.
India vs Australia 1st T20I: The first match of the 5-match T20I series between India and Australia is being played in Canberra. In this match, the Australian captain has won the toss and invited Team India to bat first. Indian batsmen have also made a good start. But, the fans were shocked the most when Suryakumar Yadav announced his playing 11. India’s number one bowler has not got a chance to play in this match. In his place, Gautam Gambhir has given a chance to Harshit Rana, after which the Indian supporters are surprised. Let us know about that number one bowler.
Why was the number one bowler out of the Indian playing 11?
In the first T20I against Australia, Team India’s playing 11 stunned the fans when fast bowler Arshdeep Singh did not get a chance. Left-handed Arshdeep is India’s number one bowler in T20 International. He is the bowler who has taken the most wickets in this format on the cricket field for the country. He has taken a total of 101 wickets in 65 T20I matches. Not only this, he is also the first Indian bowler to score a century of wickets. No one has touched this figure yet. He also has experience of playing on Australian pitches. Even after this, keeping him out of Team 11 raises questions.
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What is the big reason behind not keeping Arshdeep Singh in playing?
Arshdeep Singh is not getting a chance in the team, because Harshit Rana is being given a chance in his place in the playing 11. The main reason behind this is that Gautam Gambhir wants India to have the option of batting till number 8. Harshit has the full ability to score runs with the bat. Apart from this, he also knows how to take wickets in fast bowling. Harshit’s performance in the ODI series was also good. He took 6 wickets in 3 matches. He took 4 wickets in the third ODI, which is the best figure of his ODI career. Apart from this, he made a good contribution of 24 runs with the bat in the second ODI.
India-Australia match stopped due to rain
Indian batting has shown amazing performance so far in the first T20I against Australia. In 9.4 overs, India has scored 97 runs on the board, while losing only 1 wicket. Abhishek Sharma is out after scoring 19 runs with the help of 4 fours in 14 balls. Suryakumar Yadav (34* in 24 balls) and Shubman Gill (37* in 20 balls) are playing at the crease. There was a partnership of 62* runs on 35 balls between the two for the second wicket. Due to rain, the match is being played in 18-18 overs. The match has still not started in Canberra.
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