Team India will play ‘do or die’ match against Afghanistan, see possible playing XI

ICC T20 WC 2021, IND vs AFG Preview: In the ICC T20 World Cup, the teams of India and Afghanistan will face each other in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. The Indian team has lost both its last matches, so this match will be a ‘do or die’ situation for them. If Team India loses this match, then it will be out of T20 World Cup. Under the leadership of Virat Kohli, Team India will go on the field with the intention of registering their first victory. While India has lost two of its matches in the tournament, Afghanistan’s team has been successful in defeating Namibia and Stockland. However, he had to face defeat from Pakistan.

There may be many changes in the Indian team
There are likely to be many changes in India’s playing XI against Afghanistan. All-rounder Hardik Pandya’s performance has not been good, in such a situation, Suryakumar Yadav can get a chance if he is fit in his place in the next match. Apart from this, Ravichandran Ashwin is almost certain to get a chance in place of Varun Chakraborty. It will be interesting to see how the Indian team will perform in the next match. In the last two matches, both the batsman and the bowler have been completely flop, in such a situation, the team management can also take shocking decisions.

Afghanistan team looking in best rhythm
Afghanistan have played impressive cricket in the tournament so far and their confidence has also increased. Players like Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan will use their experience to challenge the Indian team. Young spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman did not play in the last match against Namibia due to his injury and was replaced by Hamid Hasan, who took three wickets for just nine runs in four overs. However, considering the struggle of the Indian batsmen against the spinners in the last two matches, Mujeeb may find a place in Afghanistan’s playing XI.

pitch report
The pitch of Abu Dhabi can help the fast bowlers. It will not be easy for the batsmen to score big here. Apart from this, the team winning the toss here can decide to bowl first. It will be interesting to see with what strategy Team India will take the field in this match.

Probable playing XI of Indian team
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (capt), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin.

Afghanistan’s probable playing XI
Mohammad Nabi (Captain), Hazratullah Zazai, Ahmed Shahzad, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen-ul-Haq, Rashid Khan, Hamid Hassan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujeeb ur Rehman.

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