India vs Australia, 3rd T20I: Rohit Sharma Explains Why Rishabh Pant Misses Out Third T20I vs Australia

25.09.2022 - 16:29 sports.ndtv.com

India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first against Australia in the third and final T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket in Hyderabad.

With the series levelled at 1-1, India made just one change to their playing XI from the previous game as Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned to the side, replacing wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant.

India had levelled the series 1-1 after beating Australia in a rain-hit match. During the toss, Rohit explained why Pant had to sit out the series decider.

Rohit explained that the team only needed four bowlers in the previous match, which was reduced to an 8-overs-per-side contest.

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