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India next match in Asia Cup: Predicted XI against Bangladesh

Dixit Bhargav
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India next match in Asia Cup

India next match in Asia Cup: Sportsrush presents before you India’s predicted XI for their match against Bangladesh tomorrow.

With India winning their first two Asia Cup matches, the eyeballs have shifted to the second round where they will face Bangladesh in their first match tomorrow.

India were expected to dominate Hong Kong and play a tense match against Pakistan, but what happened in the last two days was completely different. Hong Kong ended up giving some nerves to India whereas Pakistan emerged as being a cakewalk for India.

Having won both the matches, if one thing which could have spoiled the party for India, it was the news of the trio of Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur being ruled out of the Asia Cup. In which was a quick reaction on the part of the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India), they have named Deepak Chahar, Ravindra Jadeja and Siddarth Kaul as like-for-like replacements.

 

Below is India’s predicted playing eleven for tomorrow’s match:

1. Top-order – India are likely to persist with their tried and trusted combination of captain and Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan as openers. With Dhawan doing good in both the matches and Sharma registering his 35th ODI half-century yesterday, one expects them to continue their good form in the upcoming matches as well.

Ambati Rayudu, who scored his seventh half-century in his comeback match after two years against Hong Kong on the day before yesterday, has impressed one and all with his batting in two outings. The 32-year old right-hand batsman has displayed a significant amount of composure in the middle, something which India needs at the spot where he is batting.

2. Middle-order – In the two matches that Dinesh Karthik has played so far in this tournament, he has had starts as well. He missed on a chance against Hong Kong by giving his wicket away but looked far better against Pakistan, scoring 31*. If he is to cement his place at No. 3, he would be looking to make more use of these opportunities.

Former captain and current wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni also finds himself in a similar situation. He might not be playing for his position in the side but is surely being criticized for not being able to stand tall on his reputation. With a few records to break in this tournament, he would be looking to find form really soon.

In a recent interview, Kedar Jadhav laid emphasis on his batting remaining priority despite his rich bowling returns. In Pandya’s absence, the onus on finishing the innings solely remains on him.

The Indian think tank would be thinking hard on whom to play in place of Pandya. They have Pandya-like player in Chahar but his batting is likely to cause doubts in the minds of the management.

Considering the way the spinners have bowled so far in the tournament, India could also play Jadeja in place of Pandya. It will both enhance India’s batting line-up and give them a rare chance of playing a quartet of spinners on surfaces which will suit this craft.

3. Bowlers – India’s bowling division is unlikely to go through any change for tomorrow’s match. Given the way Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled in a ‘Man of the Match’ performance yesterday, one could see him finding his rhythm back at the right time.

Jasprit Bumrah is likely to hold the key especially in situations where India would be looking to defend runs. The spinners in Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Chahal would be looking to bowl in tandem and look for both dismissing the batsmen and containing them.

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Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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