India field 2 leg spinners for first time in T20I
ABP News Bureau | 26 Sep 2017 03:54 AM (IST)
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The last time it happened was way back in 1996 when Anil Kumble and Narendra Hirwani played together in a Test match against South Africa. It incidentally was the last match of Narendra Hirwani.
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This became the first instant when an Indian side had decided to field two specialist leg spinners in a T20 match with Yuzvendra Chahal being the other one
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Amit Mishra was drafted into the side in place of Parvez Rasool, who made his debut in the previous match at Kanpur
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The Indian side created a record even before the first ball was bowled in the 2nd T20I between India and England at Nagpur