Harshal Patel, India’s medium pacer, has been ruled out of the second and third T20Is against the West Indies due to a rib injury, the BCCI confirmed on Monday. “Harshal Patel has a rib injury and will miss the second and third T20Is. The BCCI medical team is keeping an eye on him “Following the second ODI toss in Saint Kitts, the BCCI issued a tweet. Harshal did not play in the series opener in Trinidad a few days ago. India had chosen leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi for that game, and the spinners ruled to give India a 68-run win and a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
A look at our Playing XI for the 2nd T20I 👇
Live – https://t.co/C7ggEOTWOe #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/56upsFo89m
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 1, 2022
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Bishnoi, on the other hand, was replaced by pacer Avesh Khan as India went in with a more balanced bowling attack that included three specialist seamers and two spin options. Of course, Hardik Pandya can bowl if necessary.
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Even before the game began, there was plenty of drama. The match had to be postponed by three hours because some of the players’ luggage did not arrive on time from Trinidad to Saint Kitts.
Captain Nicholas Pooran of the West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first. West Indies’ Devon Thomas and Obed McCoy took the place of Shamarh Brooks and Keemo Paul, respectively.
India XI:Â Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh
West Indies XI: Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Rovman Powell, Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Akeal Hosein, Devon Thomas, Jason Holder, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy.
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