Team India once again started their overseas tour with a shock treatment. Much like earlier stints, they are so near to the victory but yet so far. The youth-filled Indian side failed to take down the Australians at The Gabba, Brisbane, where they ended up being four runs short, as per the D/L method.
Australians displayed top-notch cricket by performing brilliantly in all three sections of the game. First, they were solid in their batting approach and then stuck to their plans in bowling as well. As far as fielding is concerned, they are a mile ahead of the Indians.
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Meanwhile, we have figured out two possible replacements for Team India, who can make the difference in the upcoming game at Melbourne.
Here are they:
1. Krunal Pandya:
Unless you failed to make up time for the first T20I game, you would be surprised to see his name on the list. Krunal Pandya failed to carry-on his charisma on Australian soil, where he played a villain role for Team India.
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He was the victim of Glenn Maxwell’s stunning striking and never really got the line to keep the batsman in check. Krunal Pandya leaked as many as 55 runs in his four-over spell to become a bowler who conceded highest runs in a T20I game between Australia and India.
However, he got a glorious chance to push India for the victory with his willow. Unfortunately, he was once again on the wrong side of the things, as he failed to put the bat on ball. Most probably, he will be replaced with Yuzvendra Chahal. And also, they might consider Washington Sundar.
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2. Khaleel Ahmed:
The youngster would have considered himself lucky after bagging the wicket, right on his first delivery. But, that wasn’t the case, as Chris Lynn unleashed his Lynnsanity on the youngster, who had no plans in tackling that.
Australian batsmen made Khaleel Ahmed look like a club bowler at one stage, which would have really concerned the analysts, who are dreaming Khaleel would take the third bowler role in ICC World Cup 2019.
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Thus, Umesh Yadav can come into the ranks, as he got some serious pace with him, which would be key on the Australian wickets. Meanwhile, there is also a slight chance that they would stick to Khaleel, as Ravi Shastri said that they don’t care about results in T20I cricket.