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No Vaibhav Sooryavanshi again; India make big change vs Afghanistan

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No Vaibhav Sooryavanshi again; India make big change vs Afghanistan
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India's cricket team captain Shreyas Iyer chose to bowl first in the second T20I against Afghanistan, with Ravi Bishnoi replacing the injured Varun Chakaravarthy. Afghanistan remains unchanged for the match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

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This is a routine sports update regarding team composition and match strategy in an international cricket series.

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NEW DELHI: India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to field against Afghanistan in the second T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.India won the opening T20I by seven wickets and currently lead the three-match series 1-0.Varun injured, Bishnoi comes inIndia made one change to their playing XI. Ravi Bishnoi replaced the injured Varun Chakaravarthy.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was not included, while Sanju Samson retained his place in the team.Speaking at the toss, Iyer said: "We are going to bowl first. You have a fair idea of how the wicket plays, and it gives the bowlers an idea, a little bit of an advantage. It wasn't comprehensive because we could have won by a huge margin. As a bowling unit, we could have picked wickets in the middle.

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