In the first series of the year itself, Team India is going without its 3 superstar players. Meaning, there is neither Rohit Sharma, nor Virat Kohli nor KL Rahul in this team.
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The countdown to India’s first series in the new year has begun. competition Sri Lanka is from. The format is of T20. That means the thrill will be at its peak. In the first match of the series of 3 T20 matches, there will be a match between the two teams at Wankhede. Who likes this ground and how much, it will all depend on the toss as well. Because the history of Mumbai says that the toss plays a big role here. However, match or fight is not won without the team. And, in front of Indian captain Hardik Pandya for the first series of the year, the big challenge is to choose that team.
In the first series of the year itself, Team India is going without its 3 superstar players. Meaning, there is neither Rohit Sharma, nor Virat Kohli nor KL Rahul in this team. In such a situation, it is a big headache for the management to decide how the playing XI should be against Sri Lanka.
The one who hits 7 sixes in 1 over will take the news of Sri Lanka!
In the speculations that are being made regarding the playing eleven, different things are being heard regarding the opening. According to PTI, Ishan Kishan will be the first choice in the opening. At the same time, Rituraj Gaikwad, who hit 7 sixes in a single over with him, can be seen in the role of the second opener. Rituraj scored a double century in a List A match against Uttar Pradesh, hitting 16 sixes and 10 fours. During this innings, out of 16 sixes, he hit 7 sixes in a single over. Actually, Gaikwad had hit a six on the 5th ball of that over which had become a no ball. For this reason, he got success in hitting 7 sixes in one over.
Who will become Ishaan’s partner among Gill and Gaikwad?
After that double century against UP, Gaikwad hit two more centuries in List A back to back, due to which he has once again returned to Team India. While opening for Maharashtra in the list, he scored more than 600 runs in 5 matches, due to which he is a big contender for opening against Sri Lanka as well.
However, according to the news published in the Indian Express, Shubman Gill may get a chance to debut. Meaning he can open with Ishan Kishan. Now if this happens, obviously Rituraj, who scored runs in domestic cricket, will have to sit on the bench.
These players will be included in the middle order and lower order!
As far as the middle order is concerned, there Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson and Akshar Patel can get a chance. Apart from these, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik and Harshal Patel can play on the fast bowling front. While there will be a specialist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in the team.
India’s probable playing XI against Sri Lanka
Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill/Rituraj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Akshar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal