IND vs BAN: The Bangladesh tour of India has been long anticipated now, especially because it marks India’s initiation of their hectic yet exciting red ball campaign, which will include 10 test matches concluding with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to be played from November to January.
However, other than the two-match red ball series, Bangladesh will also play a 3-match series in the shortest format of the game, as after the Kanpur test concludes on the 1st of October, the T20I series will begin on the 6th.
This will be the second T20I series against India since the appointment of Gautam Gambhir as the team India head coach. This will also be Suryakumar Yadav’s second international series since his appointment as the permanent skipper of the Indian T20 side.
As per reports, India’s newly appointed white-ball vice-captain across both formats, Shubman Gill, is likely to be rested for the T20Is. This is a probable move to give him some time off and reduce his workload before the vital New Zealand series and then his visit to the Australian islands for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
In case Shubman is rested, Abhishek Sharma, who still awaits a team India recall following his stunning hundred in the format against Zimbabwe, and also Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was considered ideal to replace the great Virat Kohli, might get their opportunities to return to the Men in Blue side.
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India’s all-format wicketkeeper, Rishabh Pant, who was seen batting at No. 3, might also be rested since lots of red ball action is to follow for him; hence, Jharkhand batter, Ishan Kishan, might make a return to the Indian side. Kishan can also be seen in the opening role alongside the young Jaiswal.
Ishan Kishan was also seen scoring a hundred in his comeback match in the Duleep Trophy. The next two players who might be rested are India’s pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj. All these probabilities have risen due to the long red ball schedule ahead of the WTC.
These senior pacers might be replaced by the likes of young pacers like Yash Dayal or Harshit Rana, who might make their debut for the Indian team in white-ball cricket.
India’s probable squad for the Bangladesh T20I Series: Suryakumar Yadav [c], Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Riyan Parag, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande, Harshit Rana, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, and Khaleel Ahmed.
