Thanks to its young bowlers, India restricted Afghanistan to 158 runs in the first T20 match on the Mohali pitch. Indian bowlers took five wickets. Mukesh Kumar and Akshar Patel Took two wickets each. Shivam Dubey got a success. Captain to the Indian team to chase the target of 159 runs Rohit Sharma As the first blow came. Rohit was run out without opening the account. He became the first Indian opening batsman to be out for zero against Afghanistan. Team India’s star and T20 king Suryakumar Yadav is not a part of the team. The Indian team missed him a lot today.
Surya played an important role in the series win against Australia
Suryakumar Yadav captained the Indian team in the T20 series against Australia after the ODI World Cup. India won that five-match series proudly. India had to face defeat at the hands of Australia in the final of the World Cup. After this, Surya was made the captain of T20 and sent to South Africa. After the first match was washed out due to rain, India leveled the series 1-1. India won the ODI series 2-1 under the captaincy of KL Rahul.
Why is Surya out of the team?
Suryakumar Yadav was injured during the third T20I in Johannesburg on 14 December during the South Africa tour. The report said that 33-year-old Suryakumar was diagnosed with a Grade-II injury after he twisted his ankle while fielding against the Proteas. Recently it was revealed that Surya is suffering from “Sports Hernia”. Due to injury, he may miss at least some of the initial matches of the upcoming IPL season. According to media reports, Suryakumar is going to undergo surgery in Germany.
Surya missed against Afghanistan
At this time, Team India would be missing Suryakumar Yadav a lot in the T20 series against Afghanistan. If Surya had been fit, he would have definitely been a part of the team. Surya had injured his ankle and he had also shared a video of himself on Instagram while walking with the help of crutches. Quoting a BCCI source, Times of India wrote that recently Surya has been diagnosed with sports hernia. He is currently rehabbing at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. He is not even playing for Mumbai in Ranji Trophy this season. He may also miss the opening matches for Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
Indian team against Afghanistan
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Akshar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey. , Ravi Bishnoi.