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T20 World Cup India Likely XI vs USA: The illness of India’s star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah in the T20 World Cup has brought concern for India. He is finding it difficult to play in the first match of the tournament. Mohammad Siraj, who was included in the T20 World Cup team a day earlier, may be given a chance in his place.
Mohammad Siraj may get a chance in the playing eleven in place of Jasprit Bumrah.
New Delhi. The ICC T20 World Cup can be fate-changing for a player. Team India’s fast bowler Mohammad Siraj, who was planning to sit at home for a day and watch the tournament match, is now preparing to play the first match. The Indian team may be forced to play without experienced bowler Jasprit Bumrah in its first match against America in the T20 World Cup. According to the information, he fell ill on the morning of the match. India’s worries have increased due to Bumrah’s illness, but the good thing is that the selectors have included Mohammad Siraj in the team a day before.
The coaching staff is definitely confused about the opening pair. Considering the recent performance of Sanju Samson, the management is now considering fielding Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma in the opening. After Tilak Verma is fully fit, he remains a strong contender for number 3, due to which Samson can be dropped from the playing eleven. The good thing is that experienced Siraj like Bumrah is present in bowling.
Will Siraj get a chance in the playing eleven in place of Bumrah?
If Bumrah fails in the fitness test, then Mohammed Siraj, who has come into the team in place of Harshit Rana, can join the playing eleven. In the year 2024, he played his last T20 match against Sri Lanka. Siraj has taken only 14 wickets in 16 T20 matches. There is no possibility of any major change in the Indian team. The ‘Men in Blue’ will take the field in the first match of the action-packed opening day at the Wankhede Stadium.
India has been placed in Group A along with Namibia, Netherlands and Pakistan. Pakistan is unlikely to play its scheduled match against India on February 15 in Colombo. In such a situation, the path to reach Super 8 seems quite easy for India. Having won the first T20 World Cup in 2007 and becoming champions again in 2024, India is one of only three countries, along with England and West Indies, to have won the trophy twice.
India’s probable playing XI vs America: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakraborty.
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