Abhishek Sharma is back and India to reveal the mysterious slingshot
Abhishek Sharma’s last six T20Is0(1)68*(20)0(1)30(16)0(1)0(4)The left-hander was also dismissed for a duck against USA earlier in the tournament, raising concerns about his form at the top of the order. Abhishek was back in the playing eleven for the decisive encounter. He replaced Sanju Samson while Kuldeep Yadav came in for Arshdeep Singh. Abhishek had earlier missed the match in Namibia after being hospitalized in New Delhi with a stomach infection.Suryakumar Yadav and Agha did not shake hands in the toss at the R Premadasa Stadium, continuing the trend seen during last year’s Asia Cup meetings in Dubai, including the final. Agha won the toss and opted to bowl.Pakistan fielded an unchanged side while India regrouped in search of stability. However, Agha’s early strike gave Pakistan immediate control of the match.Playing XIIndia: Ishan Kishan (week), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy and Jasprit BumrahPakistan: Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (capt), Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Tariq and Abrar Ahmed