Melbourne, October 31 (IANS). The Indian cricket team is on Australia tour for a 5 T20 match series. The first match was canceled due to rain. In the second match played on Friday, the Indian team had to face a defeat by 6 wickets. Arshdeep Singh, who took the highest number of international T20 wickets for India in both the matches, did not get a place in the play-off eleven. Former Australian captain Aaron Finch expressed surprise at the non-inclusion of Arshdeep Singh in the squad. Aaron Finch said on Geostar: “It will be a big surprise if left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh doesn’t return to the playing XI in the third match to be held in Hobart on Sunday. Arshdeep Singh should be in the squad.” He said: “One thing I’ve learned from T20 cricket is that when you go in with too many batsmen, sometimes the responsibility is reduced. Batsmen assume that someone else will get the job done. But if you play one less batsman, it’s surprising how often the rest of the batsmen perform well. India’s focus is clearly on the World Cup, and this series is part of the right mix of the tournament.” On India’s bowling in the second match, Finch said: “Had a few more runs been scored, things would have been easier. Bumrah’s first over was very good and he troubled the Australian openers a bit. There were not enough runs on the board for the bowlers. This target was not enough. A few extra runs could have made the game more interesting.” Praising Abhishek, Finch said, “It was one of the best innings by Abhishek Sharma in terms of the composure he showed. Batsmen like him put you in trouble, and when he gets into rhythm, it’s almost impossible to stop him. It’s not easy to bat with the lower order. He finds it difficult to rotate the bat. He will be able to rotate the bat. He will be able to rotate the bat. strike is not his strength not, and that’s what we saw in Abhishek.” And seen during Harshit’s batting. I think that will be the one area that India will look at.” The former Australian captain praised current Australian captain Mitchell Marsh’s leadership abilities in this match. –IANS PAK/ Share this story Tags