Virat Kohli during the India vs Bangladesh match in Asia Cup 2023
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Toss and Playing XI Updates
Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl against Bangladesh.
Wholesale Changes to India’s Squad
- India made wholesale changes to their playing XI, resting Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, and Kuldeep Yadav.
- Tilak Varma was handed ODI debut.
- Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur, and Suryakumar Yadav were also drafted in for the clash.
Injury Update: Shreyas Iyer Misses Third Game
Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer missed India’s third consecutive game with the BCCI saying he “has shown improvement but is not yet fully fit.”
For Bangladesh, Tanzib Shakib was handed ODI debut.
Playing XI:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna.
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Anamul Haque, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman.
Sources:
(With PTI inputs)
Topics mentioned in this article:
Asia Cup 2023, Virat Kohli, India, Bangladesh, Cricket
