Shikhar Dhawan can be bidding to start out his worldwide captaincy stint on a profitable observe when India’s younger weapons tackle Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka within the first match of three ODIs and three T20s on the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
Coach Rahul Dravid is spoiled for selections as India’s limited-overs aspect has an abundance of younger, gifted and keen contenders for every spot within the batting line-up for the Sri Lanka sequence.India’s ‘2nd string crew’ generally is a dream limited-overs squad for any worldwide aspect with the likes of Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw on the prime together with Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Pandya brothers — Hardik and Krunal, skilled Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar and spin twins Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav.EveningLights ONIntensityWe get you all of the deets from #StaffIndia’s first observe session underneath lights in Colombo – by @ameyatilak & @28anandWatch the complete video #SLvIND https://t.co/sNqmij1Lox pic.twitter.com/LjtPSV4RLy— BCCI (@BCCI) July 16, 2021
Almost each participant talked about above is a confirmed champion on the planet’s greatest T20 league- the Indian Premier League (IPL)- and can be auditioning for a spot in India’s squad for the T20 World Cup as the worldwide occasion is simply three months away.India’s bench energy has been a matter of envy for all prime cricketing nations and has allowed two nationwide groups to compete in numerous elements of the globe in Covid instances. Not to overlook, this Indian line-up has six uncapped gamers in its rank however as coach Dravid made clear it will likely be tough to supply recreation time to all of the out there payers on the Sri Lanka tour.On the opposite aspect, Sri Lanka are recent from their embarrassing defeat in England, and to make issues extra sophisticated, the hosts are being led by the tenth captain in 4 years – Dasun Shanaka. Also, barring the skilled Dhananjaya de Silva and a gradual Dishmantha Chameera, the Lankan crew is low on high quality and expertise.The suspension of Kusal Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella as a result of a bio-bubble breach within the UK together with damage to former skipper Kusal Perera has solely put Sri Lanka in a good spot. The troubled Lankan aspect must pull on one thing extraordinary to problem the may of the IPL-stars heavy Indian aspect.The limited-overs sequence will witness a battle between two new captains marshalling their younger troops as Sri Lanka can be on the lookout for the much-needed turnaround of their fortune whereas the Indian aspect can be buoyant to shed the ‘2nd string-side’ tag with a convincing sequence win.Squads:INDIA: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Rana, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, Krishnappa Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Chetan SakariyaSRI LANKA: Dasun Shanaka (C), Dhananjaya De Silva (VC),Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ashen Bandara, Minod Bhanuka, Lahiru Udara, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Lakshan Sandakan, Akila Dhananjaya, Shiran Fernando, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Ishan Jayaratne, Praveen Jayawickrema, Asitha Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Isuru Udana