India’s playing XI announced for the semi-finals, Sanju Samson enters, this all-rounder is out

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|26-06-2024

IND vs ENG: By registering a spectacular win against England on 27 June, Rohit Sharma and company will try to get Team India a ticket to the final of T20 World Cup 2024. The semi-final match will be played between the two teams in Guyana. After the group stage, the team made it to the semi-finals by performing brilliantly in the Super-8. In such a situation, now the aim of the Indian team will be to reach the final.

Although after winning the match against Australia, captain Rohit Sharma had said that he would keep the same team for the semi-finals as well. But to win this match, a change in India's playing eleven is necessary.

In such a situation, the team management can prepare a new final eleven for the IND vs ENG match. So let's know which player can be dropped in this match?

There will be a change in India's opening pair in the IND vs ENG match!

  • Team India's opening pair has flopped badly in the T20 World Cup 2024. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have jointly failed to give a good start to the team.
  • However, in the meantime, Captain Hitman has performed impressively by scoring two half-centuries. But Virat Kohli has been seen struggling to score runs so far.
  • He has not even been able to reach the 30-run mark in six innings of six matches.
    This batting of King Kohli has deeply saddened the Indian fans and the team management.
  • While Rohit Sharma is the highest run-scorer for India. He has scored 191 runs in six innings of six matches at a strike rate of 160.
  • On the other hand, only 66 runs have come from Virat Kohli's bat. In such a situation, the pair of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will have to give a good start to the team against the English bowlers in the IND vs ENG match.

This batsman may enter the team

  • There may be a change in the middle order of Team India in the semi-final match (IND vs ENG) against England.
    There is no doubt that Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav are the strong links of India's batting order, but Shivam Dubey has proved to be the weakness of the team.
  • He came to bat at number five and failed to make his mark. In such a situation, there is speculation that Team India management may drop Shivam Dubey to win the semi-final match.
  • Sanju Samson can be included in the team in his place.
    He has been seen warming the bench so far. Shivam Dubey's poor batting has opened the doors of the team for him.

These players will play the role of finisher in IND vs ENG match

  • Sanju Samson can come to bat at number five. Rishabh Pant is sure to come to bat at number three. He has been successful in scoring 167 runs.
  • Suryakumar Yadav will come to bat at number four, who has scored 149 runs with the help of two half-centuries. Experienced all-rounder Hardik Pandya will play the role of finisher.
  • He played a match winning innings against Bangladesh.
    Apart from him, Akshar Patel can be seen in this role. However, he has not been able to do anything special in batting.

The bowling order might look like this

  • Finally, if we look at the bowling department of Team India, there will be no one in it. The bowlers have played an important role in taking India to the semi-finals (IND vs ENG).
  • In fast bowling, apart from Jaspreet Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya's performance has been seen. At the same time, Kuldeep Yadav has played the role of spinner very well. Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja and Akshar Patel were seen to be out of rhythm.

India's playing eleven could be like this for IND vs ENG match

  • Probable playing XI of Indian team for the semi-final match: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah
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