India vs Bangladesh, Asia Cup: Tilak Varma makes ODI debut, India make five changes

Tilak Varma was handed his India ODI debut cap as Men in Blue made five changes to their playing XI for the Asia Cup 2023 Super Four match against Bangladesh on Friday. Apart from Tilak, Suryakumar Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, and Prasidh Krishna also got into the team in place of Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.

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Meanwhile, India have won the toss and decided to field first in the last Super Four game. India have already qualified for the final and will be facing Sri Lanka on Sunday.

“We are gonna field first. It is something we haven’t done in the tournament, we haven’t done it under lights so it gives us an opportunity to bat under lights. The wicket honestly has got everything for everyone. Pacers who bend their back in the daytime have also got movement and there have been assistance for the spinners. Got to be brave and play your natural game. We got to give game time to some other guys who haven’t played. We have made five changes,” India captain Rohit Sharma said at the toss.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said his team wants to do well before they go for the World Cup.

“I was a bit confused to what to do and it’s not a bad thing for us to bat first. The guys haven’t played much and they will get opportunities. Tanzim is making his debut, so very excited for him. This is an eye-opener for us and we want to do our best before World Cup,” he said.

India’s playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (w), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna

Bangladesh’s playing XI: Litton Das (w), Tanzid Hasan, Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman