India vs Afghanistan Playing XI tip off: Karthik and Chahar to characteristic for IND

India vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2022 Match Probable Playing XIs: A day after their hopes of that includes within the Asia Cup last had been extinguished, India and Afghanistan will characteristic within the event for the final time, seeking to bow out with dignity and a few plus factors forward of the T20 World Cup in a month’s time. Both the groups had received each their group video games within the event and have now misplaced consecutive matches to Sri Lanka and Pakistan. While India’s exit from the event forward of the ultimate did come off as a shock, Afghanistan had been a shoe in from averting each their and India’s early exit when Naseem Shah smashed two sixes off the final over to register a one wicket win for Pakistan.

While it’s unlikely that Mohammad Nabi & co. would make any modifications of their second match in 24 hours time, The Indian Express argues for the inclusion of Dinesh Karthik and Deepak Chahar in India’s XI.

Karthik returns for Pant

Despite his T20 fashion of batting in Test cricket, Rishabh Pant’s type with the bat in T20Is has been a explanation for concern for the Indian staff. So far this yr, Pant has scored 291 runs in 15 innings at a strike charge touching 134. Even at this Asia Cup, Pant has solely mustered 14 off 12 and 17 off 13 deliveries within the two outings he’s had. At the identical time, India’s decrease center order hasn’t been capable of rating huge within the demise overs of their final two Super 4 video games.

Dinesh Karthik was a delegated finisher for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2022 and has proven that he can don the function in India’s blues as properly. With a handful of T20 video games left earlier than the World Cup, India would absolutely wish to give Karthik, who’s solely received to bat one ball at this Asia Cup thus far, to get him within the groove.

Chahar in for Ashwin

The absence of an additional pacer has troubled the stability of Indian bowling assault in UAE of their final couple of matches. With solely two seamers taking part in within the XI (Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh), Hardik Pandya appeared beneath stress within the early phases of the sport, having to function as a 3rd seamer extra so than a bowling all rounder.

“Before Asia Cup, we had four seamers, two spinners and one of them being an all-rounder. I always wanted to try and find out what happens when you play three seamers and two spinners and one seamer is an all-rounder. When you play with quality, you want to challenge yourself. The fourth seamer was not available, as he (Avesh Khan) was sick,” Rohit Sharma had stated after the India-Sri Lanka match on Tuesday.

Spin working for Team India! Two wickets fall in fast succession.

Danushka Gunathilaka and Kusal Mendis depart.

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With Deepak Chahar added to the squad instead of Avesh Khan, India want to go along with the complete fledged tempo assault at their palms. This in fact, is prone to come at the price of an additional spinner within the staff, both Yuzvendra Chahal or Ravichandran Ashwin. But with Chahal having picked a 3fer within the final match and the staff administration having turned to him extra usually within the format, it’s extra probably that Ashwin makes method for Chahar.

India vs Afghanistan Head to move

India and Afghanistan have performed solely three T20Is towards one another, with the previous having a one hundred pc win file thus far.

India vs Afghanistan Pitch Report

Teams batting second have discovered extra success, even in chasing huge totals. Both groups would favor to chase beneath the lights.

India vs Afghanistan Weather Report

Rain? No, we don’t do this in Dubai this time of the yr. The forecast predicts yet one more heat and sunny day with the temperature rising to as a lot as 39 diploma Celcius.

India vs Afghanistan Predicted Playing XIs

India (Playing XI):  KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi(c), Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

India vs Afghanistan Squads

India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi

Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi(c), Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Samiullah Shinwari, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afsar Zazai, Usman Ghani, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad