Hardik Pandya: The second test to be played in Kanpur has ended. Team India performed brilliantly and defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets in the second match. With this win, host India captured the two-match series 2-0. Let us tell you that now both these teams will take the field against each other in a three-match T20 series. The series is going to start on 6th October.

Team India's 15-member squad for the upcoming series has already been announced. The Indian team management and board have given the command of the team to Suryakumar Yadav. Surya's captaincy record so far has been quite excellent. In such a situation, fans will once again have high expectations from him. However, big updates are coming out regarding the first T20 match. All-rounder Hardik Pandya will not play the first match!

Hardik Pandya will not play the first T20!

Hardik Pandya is going to miss the first T20 match against Bangladesh. If sources are to be believed, the team management has decided to rest its star cricketer in the first match. In his place, young cricketer Nitish Kumar Reddy can be included in the final-11. This is likely to be done to manage Hardik's workload and to give Nitish a chance to debut.

Let us tell you that the 21-year-old player from Andhra Pradesh was made a part of the team during the last series against Zimbabwe. However, he got injured even before the start of the series. In such a situation, now he can be given a chance to wear the Indian jersey again. However, no official information has been revealed regarding this at present.

The playing XI in the first T20 could be like this

The first T20 to be played between India and Bangladesh (IND vs BAN) on 6 October will be held in Gwalior. The second T20 will be played in Delhi on 9 October. The third T20 will be played on October 12 in Hyderabad. Let us take a look at how India's playing XI could be in the first T20.

India's probable 11 for the first T20

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Riag Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav.