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India Shakes Up Lineup for Third T20I Against Australia

Hobart, November 2 – In a surprising move, the Indian cricket team has dropped Sanju Samson for the crucial third T20I against Australia at the Bellerive Oval tomorrow. Samson’s dismissal comes after he failed to capitalize on his promotion to No. 3 in the batting order, scoring only two runs in the previous match.

Replacing Samson behind the stumps is 32-year-old Jitesh Sharma, who is making his return to the Indian side after nearly two years. Sharma last featured for India against Afghanistan in January 2024. His impressive performance in the IPL 2025 season for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), where he amassed 261 runs in 15 games, has earned him another opportunity on the national stage.

In addition to the wicketkeeping change, India has also made two further alterations to the playing XI. Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh returns to the team, taking the place of Harshit Rana. All-rounder Washington Sundar also comes in, replacing Kuldeep Yadav, who proved expensive in the second T20I.

The updated Indian playing XI for the Hobart T20I is as follows:

Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

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