Abhishek-Ishaan will open, then Rituraj-Parag-Samson will be at number 3-4-5, Team India’s playing 11 announced for the first T20

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|21-09-2024

Team India: The first match of the 3-match T20 series between Team India and Bangladesh (IND VS BAN) will be played on 6 October at Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Stadium in Gwalior. This will be the first time since 2010 that an international match will be played in Gwalior city of Madhya Pradesh. Before this, the last match played on the Gwalior ground was in 2010 when Sachin Tendulkar became the first player in world cricket to score a double century in ODI cricket.

The team squad for the T20 series against Bangladesh has not been announced yet, but according to reports, the selection committee can give rest to the senior players and give them a chance to play in the Bangladesh T20 series with the young players.

Abhishek- Ishaan may get a chance to open

Team India

For the first T20 match against Bangladesh, the team management can give Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma a chance to play as openers. Ishan Kishan has recently performed brilliantly in the Duleep Trophy, but on the other hand, Abhishek Sharma had already scored a century in the T20 series on the Zimbabwe tour.

Due to which it is believed that the team management can give a chance to Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan to open.

Rituraj, Parag and Samson will take responsibility at 3-4-5

In the first T20 match against Bangladesh on October 6, head coach Gautam Gambhir can give a chance to Rituraj Gaikwad, Riyan Parag and Sanju Samson to play in the middle order. Out of these 3 players, Ruturaj Gaikwad can be given the responsibility of captaining Team India in the Bangladesh T20 series. Earlier, Ruturaj Gaikwad played an important role in helping Team India win the gold medal in the Asian Games 2023.

Team India's probable playing 11 for the first match of Bangladesh T20 series

Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Rituraj Gaikwad (captain), Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, Nitish Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan

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