IND vs BAN 2024: Why is Shivam Dube not playing second T20I?

IND vs BAN 2024: Why is Shivam Dube not playing second T20I?. (Source – Getty Images)

India host Bangladesh for the second match of the ongoing three-match T20I series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday, October 09.

Ahead of the match, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that star all-rounder Shivam Dube won’t be able to take part in the match against Bangladesh. In fact, the all-rounder is slated to miss the entire series due to a back injury. This was the same reason that he didn’t feature in India’s squad for the series.

To add to the context, team India have named left-hand batter Tilak Varma as Dube’s replacement in the 15-member squad, but he, too, couldn’t make the cut in the Playing XI. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav told that the team would be entering the match with the same playing combination from the Gwalior encounter.

“We were looking to bat first as well. We did bowl in the first game. I spoke to a few groundsmen and they said there was a little bit of dew. We wanted to challenge our bowlers to bowl with the wet ball and see what we can do. The amount of talent in the dressing room, it’s very difficult to express that. I am just happy sitting back, relaxing now, watching them play and my job has become very easy. You have to be one step ahead when you’re playing this format. (Pitch) Looks very good, let’s see how it goes. We are unchanged,” Yadav told at the toss.

Bangladesh make one change; Shoriful out, Tanzim in

Coming back to the second match, Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto revealed that they will be bowling first after winning the toss. The team made one change to their playing combination from the previous game, which they lost. As a result, Shoriful Islam made way for Tanzim Hasan Sakib, the reason of the former’s ouster from the important match, however, was not revealed by the Bangladeshi captain.