- T20 series between India and England from March 12
- Both the teams will play five T20 matches
- Two players from the Indian team went out
India and England The five-match T20 series will start on March 12. The Indian team’s confidence has increased after winning the Test series 3-1. But before the T20 series, Team India suffered a major setback.
Spinner selected in the Indian team Varun Chakraborty Failed fitness test for the second time in a row. As a result, he has been ruled out of the T20 series against England. Not just Varun but a fast bowler T. Natarajan Also not likely to play in the first few matches of the series due to injury.
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He failed a fitness test at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. Varun has failed the fitness test for the second time in a row. Natarajan, known as the Yorker King, has a shoulder injury. So he will not be with the team at the moment.
Varun had a stellar performance in last year’s IPL. He was then selected for the Australia tour. But he was ruled out due to injury. He was now selected in the squad for the T20 series against England. He had failed a fitness test a few days ago. Now again he failed. Varun failed the yo-yo test twice. He had to run two kilometers.
T Natarajan also did well in IPL 2020. So he got a chance in the Indian team. Injuries to other players have given Natarajan a chance to make his ODI, Test, and T20I debuts in Australia. Now he was given a chance against England.
The question now being raised about Varun’s selection is why the selection committee headed by Chetan Sharma selected a player who has not played any matches for the state team since October.
Mushtaq Ali was in rehabilitation when the T20 tournament started. He has not played a single match since then in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. How his fitness can be determined based on the match played five months ago. According to sources, Varun’s selection will be a lesson for the selection committee.
If a player does not meet the selection criteria for the Indian team, he cannot be selected for the team on the basis of bowling alone. Work is underway on Natarajan’s fitness. He may be available to play in the second phase of the T20 series. ODIs will be played in Pune after T20.
