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INDIA INNINGS
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul walk out to open for India.
2:55 pm The teams have covered up for National Anthems.
PLAYING XIs
Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib (c), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Ali Khil (wk), Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Aftab Alam, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
India: Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
CAPTAIN TALK
NAIB: Wanted to bat first. It's can be a long day, taking a look forward to the tip of the day. Noor Ali not enjoying, Hazrat within the facet. Dawlat additionally not enjoying, Aftab within the facet. Happy with batting efficiency towards England, enjoying the fifty overs.
KOHLI: Going to bat first. Looks like a in reality good wicket. Nice and hard. Beautiful day to play cricket. One compelled trade. Bhuvi out and Shami in. Vijay showed numerous composure within the remaining game. Brings stability with bat and ball and he's good as anyone on this planet within the field. Whether we're enjoying a staff which may be very strong or a staff arising the ranks, our mindset is identical. Can't take Afghanistan frivolously. Dangerous facet once they get within the groove. Can't take any staff frivolously within the World Cup. Focus is inside of our group, what we need to do.
TOSS NEWS: Virat Kohli wins the toss and India decide to bat. Shami comes in to exchange Bhuvi. Vijay Shankar is fit and stays within the enjoying XI. No room for Rishabh Pant.
Hello and welcome to Timesofindia.com's protection of the ICC World Cup, and it's time for Southampton's Rose Bowl stadium to bathe in blue as India take on Afghanistan.
So much has came about since India's remaining event towards Pakistan. Shikhar Dhawan has flown again home with a fractured thumb, Rishabh Pant has joined the squad as Dhawan's alternative and Vijay Shankar had his toe crushed by means of a Bumrah yorker within the nets.
The BIG QUESTION
Without much ado then, speaking about all that, the underwhelming Afghans and what to anticipate is our MATCH PREVIEW.
After days and days of darkish clouds and common drizzle, sunshine in spite of everything made its presence felt in this part of the arena. Friday was once vivid and sunny, nearly in the course of the day. Even the seagulls got here flying and rotated the Hampshire Bowl, as if to have a good time the splendour of sunlight.
How the Indian staff will have to have cherished the sight of it. With their World Cup game towards Afghanistan arising right here on Saturday, it was once essential for the elements to beef up so that the game may well be staged.
India are not most effective taking a look at the two issues from this game, but in addition a significant development within the internet run rate with a watch at the semifinal qualification order. The met forecast for game-day is good and a complete contest must ensue. The flooring, though, was once still wet and needed some more drying up for it to be risk-free for the players.
While there was once some suspense over Vijay Shankar's fitness, he seemed to be match-ready after going thru a fitness check on Friday. Shankar stated he was once feeling a lot better. Asked if he would be capable to play on Saturday, the allrounder stated, "Yes, hopefully." Shankar was once hit on his toe by means of a Jasprit Bumrah yorker at the nets on Wednesday.
India are set to field paceman Mohammed Shami in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is nursing a hamstring niggle. It's tough to look how and where Afghanistan can harm India. It's a match-up between one of the crucial highest teams within the pageant towards the weakest one.
To make it worse, the hammering Eoin Morgan gave the Afghanistan bowlers in their remaining game at Old Trafford would have depleted their morale even additional. Their poster boy and primary strike weapon, Rashid Khan, was once clobbered for 110 runs off his 9 overs, the worst-ever bowling efficiency within the World Cup.
But cricket can be slippery business and a staff has to protect towards complacency. The good factor with this India facet is that it's a process-driven professional unit, very targeted at the activity. It turns out highly not likely that it'll allow Afghanistan any elbow room.
To beef up the run rate, it is higher to bat first and publish an enormous overall at the board. However, run making has not been easy at the Hampshire Bowl.
The Indian bowlers had South Africa tied in knots right here in their World Cup opener. Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar had made the new ball communicate, and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was once incisive. A humongous overall - 350 or past - is probably not imaginable right here.
The turn facet is that Afghanistan batsmen should face tough questions of various hues and dimensions, such is the variety within the Indian assault. It can be interesting to look how Rashid comes again after the England nightmare. His captain Gulbadin Naib feels that he will be all proper. "Any player can have a bad day. But Rashid is strong in the mind and he is a quick learner."
Virat Kohli and Co will come onerous at Afghanistan. Can Afghanistan repel the fee? Can they have got one good day at the World Cup? Seems not likely but hope floats everlasting.
INDIA INNINGS
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul walk out to open for India.
2:55 pm The teams have covered up for National Anthems.
PLAYING XIs
Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib (c), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Ali Khil (wk), Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Aftab Alam, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
India: Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
CAPTAIN TALK
NAIB: Wanted to bat first. It's can be a long day, taking a look forward to the tip of the day. Noor Ali not enjoying, Hazrat within the facet. Dawlat additionally not enjoying, Aftab within the facet. Happy with batting efficiency towards England, enjoying the fifty overs.
KOHLI: Going to bat first. Looks like a in reality good wicket. Nice and hard. Beautiful day to play cricket. One compelled trade. Bhuvi out and Shami in. Vijay showed numerous composure within the remaining game. Brings stability with bat and ball and he's good as anyone on this planet within the field. Whether we're enjoying a staff which may be very strong or a staff arising the ranks, our mindset is identical. Can't take Afghanistan frivolously. Dangerous facet once they get within the groove. Can't take any staff frivolously within the World Cup. Focus is inside of our group, what we need to do.
TOSS NEWS: Virat Kohli wins the toss and India decide to bat. Shami comes in to exchange Bhuvi. Vijay Shankar is fit and stays within the enjoying XI. No room for Rishabh Pant.
#GroupIndia Captain @imVkohli wins the toss and elects to bat first towards Afghanistan. #CWC19 https://t.co/OBwhkHHAND
— BCCI (@BCCI) 1561194273000Hello and welcome to Timesofindia.com's protection of the ICC World Cup, and it's time for Southampton's Rose Bowl stadium to bathe in blue as India take on Afghanistan.
Canvas for the day #GroupIndia #CWC19. Win the toss and ? https://t.co/6IuRBeRjmb
— BCCI (@BCCI) 1561192105000So much has came about since India's remaining event towards Pakistan. Shikhar Dhawan has flown again home with a fractured thumb, Rishabh Pant has joined the squad as Dhawan's alternative and Vijay Shankar had his toe crushed by means of a Bumrah yorker within the nets.
The BIG QUESTION
🇦🇫 "We will try to finish on a good note." 🇮🇳 "We give equal respect to all opponents." Both teams are ready to… https://t.co/oWCg7gdFFU
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) 1561190467000Without much ado then, speaking about all that, the underwhelming Afghans and what to anticipate is our MATCH PREVIEW.
After days and days of darkish clouds and common drizzle, sunshine in spite of everything made its presence felt in this part of the arena. Friday was once vivid and sunny, nearly in the course of the day. Even the seagulls got here flying and rotated the Hampshire Bowl, as if to have a good time the splendour of sunlight.
How the Indian staff will have to have cherished the sight of it. With their World Cup game towards Afghanistan arising right here on Saturday, it was once essential for the elements to beef up so that the game may well be staged.
India are not most effective taking a look at the two issues from this game, but in addition a significant development within the internet run rate with a watch at the semifinal qualification order. The met forecast for game-day is good and a complete contest must ensue. The flooring, though, was once still wet and needed some more drying up for it to be risk-free for the players.
We're in Southampton for #INDvAFG! Southampton is home to UK’s third biggest theatre, the Mayflower Theatre, named… https://t.co/ZkaNLLwOtM
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) 1561192501000While there was once some suspense over Vijay Shankar's fitness, he seemed to be match-ready after going thru a fitness check on Friday. Shankar stated he was once feeling a lot better. Asked if he would be capable to play on Saturday, the allrounder stated, "Yes, hopefully." Shankar was once hit on his toe by means of a Jasprit Bumrah yorker at the nets on Wednesday.
India are set to field paceman Mohammed Shami in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is nursing a hamstring niggle. It's tough to look how and where Afghanistan can harm India. It's a match-up between one of the crucial highest teams within the pageant towards the weakest one.
To make it worse, the hammering Eoin Morgan gave the Afghanistan bowlers in their remaining game at Old Trafford would have depleted their morale even additional. Their poster boy and primary strike weapon, Rashid Khan, was once clobbered for 110 runs off his 9 overs, the worst-ever bowling efficiency within the World Cup.
“It’s not about towards whom we’re enjoying. It’s about how we’re enjoying as people.” 🇦🇫 have misplaced each and every game… https://t.co/z5CKlplUgr
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) 1561168831000But cricket can be slippery business and a staff has to protect towards complacency. The good factor with this India facet is that it's a process-driven professional unit, very targeted at the activity. It turns out highly not likely that it'll allow Afghanistan any elbow room.
To beef up the run rate, it is higher to bat first and publish an enormous overall at the board. However, run making has not been easy at the Hampshire Bowl.
The Indian bowlers had South Africa tied in knots right here in their World Cup opener. Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar had made the new ball communicate, and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was once incisive. A humongous overall - 350 or past - is probably not imaginable right here.
"He's just thinking about the present and the future. It's the best thing about Rashid." 🇦🇫 captain #GulbadinNaib… https://t.co/gAHFrR6rIK
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) 1561165240000The turn facet is that Afghanistan batsmen should face tough questions of various hues and dimensions, such is the variety within the Indian assault. It can be interesting to look how Rashid comes again after the England nightmare. His captain Gulbadin Naib feels that he will be all proper. "Any player can have a bad day. But Rashid is strong in the mind and he is a quick learner."
Virat Kohli and Co will come onerous at Afghanistan. Can Afghanistan repel the fee? Can they have got one good day at the World Cup? Seems not likely but hope floats everlasting.
World Cup Live Score: India decide to bat against Afghanistan
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