Team India Playing 11 vs SL 1st ODI: The Gautam Gambhir-coached Indian team management will have a chance to decide in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka who among KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant will be India’s long-term wicketkeeper batsman in ODI cricket. In this series, all eyes will also be on captain Rohit Sharma and star batsman Virat Kohli, who will play a match for the first time after winning the T20 World Cup. The Indian team management will focus on preparing a proper team combination without paying attention to the discussions going on outside as there are some important ODI competitions to be held this season including the Champions Trophy.
After a clean sweep against Sri Lanka in the T20 series, Team India will now be eyeing to win the ODI series as well. Defeating Sri Lanka in its own ground is enough to make one feel very proud. After becoming the T20 World Champion, captain Rohit Sharma will be seen taking over the command of Team India. Meanwhile, it will be a big test for the coach and captain to decide which player to give a chance in the team’s playing 11 and who to rest. Also, there is a question about Rishabh Pant vs KL Rahul in the team as to who gets a chance in the first ODI.
Probable Indian playing 11 against Sri Lanka
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant / KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
Both teams are as follows:
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.
Sri Lanka: Charith Asalanka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kamindu Mendis, Zenith Liyanage, Nishan Madushka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Welalage, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Akila Dananjaya, Ehsan Malinga, Mohammed Siraj, Asitha Fernando. Standby: Kusal Zenith, Pramod Madushan, Jeffrey Vandersay.
