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India opt to bowl in second T20 against England
AHMEDABAD, India, March 14, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – India skipper Virat Kohli won
the toss and elected to bowl against England in the second Twenty20
International on Sunday.
The hosts, who trail the five-match series 1-0 after their opening loss on
Friday, have made two changes at the world’s biggest cricket stadium in
Ahmedabad.
Batsmen Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan – both Indian Premier League
heroes for reigning champions Mumbai Indians – have been handed international
debuts, whilst Shikhar Dhawan and Axar Patel will sit this match out.
“These guys are ready, they’ve done so well in the IPL against world-class
bowlers already,” Kohli said of his debutants.
“That’s the advantage of dealing with youth, you don’t really need to say
much to them, just unleash them on the field and back them.”
England have included all-rounder Tom Curran in place of fast bowler Mark
Wood from the team’s eight-wicket win.
“I don’t think it’ll be a massively high-scoring game, but a good contest,”
England captain Eoin Morgan said at the toss.
“Great experience for us playing in India before the World Cup. One forced
change, Mark Wood has not pulled up too well after the first game.”
India: Virat Kohli (capt), KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas
Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur,
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal
England: Eoin Morgan (capt), Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan, Jonny
Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan,
Adil Rashid
Umpires: KN Ananthapadmanabhan (IND), Anil Chaudhary (IND)
TV umpire: Virender Sharma (IND)
Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)
BSS/AFP/SSS/1933 hrs