India vs Bangladesh: KL Rahul will lead the Indian team in the absence of Rohit Sharma in the third and last ODI. Rohit Sharma injured himself in the last match against Bangladesh. So Many changes are expected in the playing XI of the Indian team.
Ishan Kishan, Rahul Tripathi in Practice Session:
The third and last ODI of the series between India and Bangladesh will be held on 10th December. Bangladesh has taken a 2-0 lead in the series. In this match, the Indian team only has to save itself from the clean sweep. To save pride, the team will have to win this match at any cost. The practice session took place on Friday for this match to be held in chatgaon. All the players of the Indian team participated in the practice session. During this, everyone’s eyes were on two players.
KL Rahul, who is playing the role of a wicketkeeper in the Indian team, will now also take over the captaincy of the team. Due to injury, Rohit Sharma will not be able to participate in the third ODI. In his absence, KL Rahul has been given the responsibilities of the Indian team.
Apart from Rohit Sharma, fast bowlers Deepak Chahar and Kuldeep Sen were also not available.
The focus is on Ishaan and Rahul
During today’s practice session, KL Rahul and head coach Rahul Dravid showed their vigilance regarding Ishan Kishan and Rahul Tripathi. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, either of these two players can be fielded for the opening with Shikhar Dhawan. Ishaan Kishan is a strong contender for this as he has already performed this responsibility. Ishaan Kishan, 24, belongs to Jharkhand. He has played 9 ODIs and 21 T20 matches for India. His overall strike rate in ODIs is 90.5.
Kuldeep was added to the team
In the last and third match of the ODI series against Bangladesh, China man spinner Kuldeep Yadav will be a part of the squad by the Indian team management. Kuldeep Yadav played his last ODI for Team India before the T20 World Cup 2022 against South Africa. Kuldeep was earlier seen playing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament for UP.
India’s probable playing XI for the third ODI:
Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (Captain), Shreyas Iyer, Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Siraj, and Umran Malik.
