Why is Arshdeep Singh not playing Hyderabad T20I vs Bangladesh?

Team India has already won the T20I series against Bangladesh and are enjoying a 2-0 lead in the series. The game on Wednesday in New Delhi saw the home team beat the visiting side by a massive margin of 86 runs. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Rinku Singh were the best batters as the duo scored half-centuries for India. 

The game in Hyderabad will be the final game of Mahmudullah as the Bangladeshi veteran has already announced his retirement from the format. India will want to spoil the party and complete the series whitewash.  

India just made one change to the team as Ravi Bishnoi came in for Arshdeep Singh. Suryakumar Kumar won the toss and chose to bat first on Saturday. Many fans wondered if Team India would give players like Tilak Varma and Harshit Rana a chance to play on Saturday.  

India gunning for series whitewash in Hyderabad

Speaking at the toss, Suryakumar Yadav said, “We would like to bat first, looks a good wicket. These are the things we want to do. Set a target and defend the total with dew around. I think it's important to continue with the good habits, it will have a good impact on us. We just want to give freedom, the guys want to make an impact. Happy with the way the guys are playing. Arshdeep misses out, Bishnoi comes in.”

Abhishek Sharma will be playing at the same venue where he gained his fame playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad during the IPL 2024 season. It is also yet another game for Sanju Samson to prove his worth and come good with the bat. 

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Shanto said at the toss, “I am happy to bowl first, toss doesn't matter. We have two changes. Tanzid and Mahedi are in. We need to take responsibilities as batters. We need to improve, need to execute our plans. Hopefully, we do something special in the 40 overs.”

India XI - Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Nitish Reddy, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav

Bangladesh XI - Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib