Fans on Twitter were happy as India dropped Harshal Patel for the game against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2022. They expressed their happiness with the Indian XI and also wished teak luck for the clash.
Harshal Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal miss out as India choose to field against Pakistan
India and Pakistan will kick start their campaign against each other at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday (23rd October). Both the teams will be under tremendous pressure and the stadium has looked jam-packed with fans cheering for their respective teams.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma drew the first blood as he won the toss and decided to bowl first. However, at the toss, he also revealed the playing XI for the Indian side. The senior opener said that have gone with a combination of seven batters, three seamers and two spinners.
In the pace-blowing department, Mohammad Shami has been given nod ahead of Harshal Patel whereas Bhuvnehwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh have retained their place. R Ashwin is also preferred over Yuzvendra Chahal whereas the batting department has familiar names.
Speaking at the toss, Rohit Sharma said: We are going to field first. Looks like a good pitch, it’s always nice to bowl with overcast conditions. Think the ball will swing around a bit, and we need to take its advantage. Preparations have been good. We played a couple of practice games in Brisbane. Time to come out and enjoy ourselves now. We were expecting nothing less than this, hopefully we’ll entertain them (the crowd). We have seven batters, three seamers and two spinners.
Here’s the Indian playing XI for the game against Pakistan
Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Fans on Twitter react as Mohammad Shami got the nod ahead of Harshal Patel
As Mohammad Shami was back in the side and Harshal Patel was out, fans on Twitter reacted in joy and said that it was a great move. They were happy with the Indian XI and here’s what they said:
Great to have Mohammad Shami back, cannot see Harshal Patel being part of India's bowling attack at International level
— Abhinandan (@Abhinandan6638) October 23, 2022
Ashwin in for Yuzi Chahal in India's Playing XI. Shami gets the nod ahead of Harshal Patel. #INDvsPAK #PakVsInd
— Rahul Rawat (@rawatrahul9) October 23, 2022
https://twitter.com/Keval_Ancient/status/1584091798242148352?s=20&t=rwd94AKlUy9x77bhHpRAXw
#INDvPAK
India win toss, to bowl
No #RishabhPant No #HarshalPatel
#MohammadShami in
Our 19th over specialists #bhuvaneshwarkumar #ArshdeepSingh how much they go for will decide who wins
Plus the 3 best fast bowlers in the world in for Pak #shaheenafridi #NaseemShah #HarisRauf— Rajiv Kunwar Bajaj (@rkbnow) October 23, 2022
Wasim Akram reaching late for the analysis before a crucial game like India vs Pakistan, he even did not know the playing 11 talking of Harshal Patel who is not even in the team, surprising#INDvPAK
— Munirul Haq (@MunirulHaq2) October 23, 2022
Let's laugh at Harshal Patel 😂
— 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 7 MSDIAN 💛 (@NARESH7MSDIAN) October 23, 2022
So happy Shami is playing instead of Harshal Patel.#INDvPAK #T20WorldCup
— Keyur Chauhan (@Keyur_chauhan) October 23, 2022
Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda, Harshal Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal are not playing. #INDvPAK #T20WorldCup
— Deepanshu Thakur (@realdpthakur17) October 23, 2022
You have to feel for Harshal Patel.He was leaking runs but in the last few months he was also preferred over Bhuvneshwar Kumar & Arshdeep Singh & now he has been replaced by Mohammed Shami who played T20I match for India a year ago. #INDvPAK #INDvsPAK #PakVsInd #T20WorldCup
— Rahul Sawant (@RudeDudeRahul) October 23, 2022
Harshal Patel, the designated death bowler of the team for the last year misses out for someone who hasn't played any match since last WC. If last management made this decision they would've been crucified by the so called experts
— Raghav (@imraghav__) October 23, 2022
Harshal Patel on a wicket with true bounce. Tough for him.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) October 17, 2022
