Ind vs Eng: Here’s why Rinku Singh and Nitish Kumar Reddy not playing today’s match in Chennai

Team India opted to Bowl first in the second T20i against England at Ma Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The home team under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav made two changes to his playing XI as some key players failed to find a place in the final XI for the second match. above all, Nitish Kumar Reddy i Rinu Singh were not selected for the playing XI.

Reasons for exclusion of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Rinku Singh

A side injury during the practice session has ruled Nitish Kumar Reddy out of this series. Rinku Singh is out for the 2nd and 3rd T20i due to a lower back spasm he sustained during the opener. Washington Sundar i Dhruv horse mackerel were chosen to replace the duo.

“Nitish Kumar is ruled out, Rinku will be back in one or two games. We have Washington Sundar, local boy and Dhruv Jurel in place of Rinku”. Suryakumar said at the launch.

Notably, BCCI has also provided injury updates on Nitish and Rinku. Nitish has been ruled out for the entire series; It will undergo further treatment at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, Rinku is progressing well under the supervision of the BCCI medical team, but has also been ruled out of the 2nd and 3rd matches of the series.

Shivam Dube i Ramandeep Singh They have joined the Indian squad but will be available only from the third match. Meanwhile, Abhishek Sharma, who was marked with an ankle injury, is now fit to play for Chennai.

Ind vs Eng: Playing XI of both teams

England: Ben Duckett, Philip Salt (W), Jos Buttler (C), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

India: Sanju Samson (W), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishni, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy

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