The Mumbai Indians (MI) young batter Tilak Varma is not playing today’s Indian Premier League 2023 game against Chennai Super Kings. Captain Rohit Sharma revealed the reason for Tilak Varma’s unavailability in the high-voltage clash between the two arch-rivals.
As the match started, CSK won the toss and opted to bowl first at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. MS Dhoni’s side decided to go with the same playing XI from their previous game, on the other hand, Mumbai Indians made two changes to their winning combination.
Rohit Sharma Revealed Why Tilak Varma Isn’t Playing Against CSK
During the toss, Rohit Sharma revealed the reason for Tilak Varma’s absence from the playing XI. Rohit revealed that Varma was ill and is unavailable for the selection. Rohit also confirmed that Raghav Goyal is replacing Tilak Varma in the playing XI. Raghav is playing his first-ever IPL match. He revealed:
“Two changes for is – Kumar Kartikeya is OUT, a debut for Raghav Goyal. Tilak Varma is ill, he’s replaced by Tristan Stubbs,”
He added: “Going pretty well, had a couple of good games, just about continuing the momentum. We have some worries, but we’ve started to do well. It’s been challenging to find the right players and the right combinations. We know our strengths and the players who can fit in,”
Playing XI:
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Tristan Stubbs, Arshad Khan, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana
Impact Players:
Chennai Super Kings: Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Akash Singh
Mumbai Indians: Raghav Goyal, Kumar Kartikeya, Ramandeep Singh, Dewald Brevis, Vishnu Vinod
