News emerged in sections of the media that the Indian team management in England has asked for reinforcements after Shubman Gill returned home due to injury and pace bowler Avesh Khan got injured in the tourists' warm-up tie
Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar and Avesh Khan have been forced out from the ongoing tour. The Test eries is due to start on August 4.
In an exclusive conversation with India TV Cricket, Indian cricketer Rahul Sharma talked about the No.4 position in India's batting position for the impending ICC T20 World Cup.
Kohli and Rohit Sharma had opened for the first time in the fifth match of the home T20 series against England in March this year.
Yadav also said that the Indian team is not giving much thought to the 'second-string' barb thrown by former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga.
Even though Pandya didn't bowl for Mumbai Indians during IPL, he rolled his arm over in the limited-overs games for India against England in March this year.
Yadav made his India debut in the T20 format during the home series against England, in which he scored a half-century and was generally impressive.
Bowling coach Paras Mhambrey told bcci.tv that the coaching staff was pleased with the "intensity" and the players ticked all the right boxes in humid conditions.
Flamboyant India and Mumbai Indians batman Suryakumar Yadav, who made his international debut against England, recalled being nervous on the momentous day but a simple advice to self calmed him down.
The IPL 2021 just about provided enough - having reached the half-wark mark in the league stage with 29 completed games - to learn how India's T20 World Cup hopefuls fared in the competitions.
Yadav, along with skipper Rohit Sharma, have been the most consistent batsmen for MI this season, but they lacked support from the other players in the batting order.
On the penultimate delivery of the 10th over bowled by pacer Pat Cummins, Suryakumar flicked it over deep square leg for a gigantic maximum at Chepauk.
Even after a stupendous last IPL for MI, Suryakumar didn't make it to the Australia tour but grabbed his opportunity with three great knocks in the T20 Internationals against England.
The trio will have to undergo a mandatory period of seven days of quarantine before they can begin their preparation for the tournament.
India have been dealt a major blow as in-form Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the remainder of the series with a dislocated shoulder. As India look to gain an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, they will now have the option of playing Suryakumar Yadav or Shubman Gill in the middle order.
The 22-year-old Ishan and Suryakumar, 30, made dream starts to their international careers in the T20I series against England earlier this month.
Kohli opened for the eighth time in T20Is and first since 2018 in the fifth and final T20I match against England on Saturday and scored an unbeaten 80, his highest from that position, surpassing his previous best of 70* scored in 2012 in Chennai.
West Indies' Ian Bishop lauded the Indian batsman for his impressive display during the T20I series against England.
Suryakumar, batting on 32, picked Adil Rashid's googly to loft the ball towards long-on. However, Jordan was quick enough to reach the spot.
Having outsmarted England in challenging conditions, a confident India will back themselves to win the series-decider here on Saturday and take another firm step towards finalising their core for the T20 World Cup. India will now be hoping K L Rahul fires at the top, having showed some form in the previous game following scores of 1, 0, 0.
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