With India taking on South Africa in the third and final ODI of the ongoing multi-format series, let us have a look at why ace India pacer Jasprit Bumrah is not playing for the Men in Blue in the crucial series decider.
India and South Africa take on each other in the third and final ODI of the ongoing series. The two sides gather at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, on December 6, and with the series level, both sides have it all to play for in the third and final ODI of the multi-format series.ย
With the lineups, many fans would be wondering why star pacer Jasprit Bumrah is not playing for India in the highly anticipated series decider. It is worth noting that Bumrah missed the entirety of the ODI series, as the BCCI is looking to manage his workload.ย
Notably, Bumrah is set to make his comeback for the Men in Blue in the upcoming five-game T20I series against South Africa.
What did India skipper KL Rahul say at the toss?
Indiaโs skipper KL Rahul was ecstatic to win the toss in Vizag, breaking Indiaโs streak of losing 20 tosses in a row in ODIs. He talked about the pitch, and the changes that the Men in Blue have made from the second ODI of the series.ย
โWe’ll bowl. We trained here last night and the feedback from the coaches was that there was dew, but it didn’t come in as early as Ranchi and Raipur. We were obviously planning to bowl second, keeping our track record in mind. I don’t think it’s going to play such a big part like Raipur and Ranchi. But, we just want to change the total and see how we can bowl first,โ Rahul said at the toss.Playing XIs
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
South Africa (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman
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