After the first ODI in Guwahati, the Indian team made only one change in the second match of Kolkata and gave place to Kuldeep and he became the player of the match.
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The Indian cricket team has been selected for the series against New Zealand and Australia and discussions are still going on. Who should have got the chance? Was it the right decision for those who got it? There is debate on such questions. Stopping all this for a while, the main topic of discussion today is Sunday, January 15. India-Sri Lanka Team India’s playing XI for the last ODI between. The last match of the three-match series is to be played in Thiruvananthapuram today and all eyes will be on whether Team India, which has already won the series, will make any changes or not.
Team India captured the series by winning the first ODI in Guwahati and the second ODI in Kolkata. In both these matches, the Indian team made only one change in the playing XI – leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who was injured while fielding in Guwahati, was replaced by his fellow left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep proved it right by taking 3 wickets and confirmed his place for the last ODI with the Player of the Match award.
Will Kuldeep drop again?
However, the way Kuldeep was dropped from the next Test despite being the ‘Player of the Match’ in the first Test on Bangladesh tour, since then everyone on social media was taunting Team India. Kuldeep should not drop again. However, this time it does not seem likely to happen at all. Nevertheless, Team India has been taking strange decisions regarding Kuldeep in the past as well. That’s why this apprehension will remain till the list comes after the toss.
Biggest question facing the team
Kuldeep will still play but the question is will Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav get a chance? In the first two matches of the series, there was a lot of hue and cry when these aggressive batsmen did not get place. However, the players who were given priority did better when given the opportunity.
Yet now that the team has won the series, will they be tried? Or will Team India give opportunities to players like Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul to play continuously?
Such would be the answer!
At first sight, it seems that there is no possibility of much change. Even if the team tries, then by giving maximum rest to Shreyas Iyer for this match, Suryakumar Yadav can be removed because Virat Kohli was dismissed early in the last match and he would like to show the power of the bat again. At the same time, KL Rahul is not in the ODI T20 series against New Zealand after this.
Will Shami get rest?
Talking about bowling, there seems to be a change here and it is in fast bowling. Veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami can be rested and left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh is set to get a chance in his place. Shami could not perform well in the first two matches but the real reason for giving him rest is next month’s Border-Gavaster Trophy. Apart from these, no other changes are visible.
Possible Indian playing XI
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Siraj and Umran Malik.