IND SL Playing XI: Shubman Gill T20 debut – Gujarat Titans star Shubman Gill and Shivam Mavi are making their T20 debuts. InsideSport earlier reported that Gill will make his debut but Rahul Dravid and Hardik Pandya have handed Shivam Mavi his debut as well. With both in, Ruturaj Gaikwad stays on the bench. Arshdeep Singh has a niggle and is ruled out. Mavi comes in for him. Follow India vs SriLanka LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
India Playing XI: Ishan Kishan(w), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sri Lanka Playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka
IND SL Playing XI: Shubman Gill & Shivam Mavi make T20 debut, Hardik Pandya & Rahul Dravid begin T20 Reboot, Follow IND vs SL LIVE Updates
With Ishan Kishan set to open the batting, Rahul Dravid and Hardik Pandya face the difficult choice of selecting his opening partner. Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson have all opened in the past for India. However, it is Shubman Gill is who is set to get the nod.
Gill had a fantastic 2022, scoring a plethora of runs in ODI cricket. In the IPL, he was one of the top scorers, amassing 487 runs in Gujarat Titans’ title-winning campaign. With GT captain Hardik now leading the Indian side, Shubman is expected to make his debut.
What has gone in Gil’s favour is also Gaikwad’s poor returns in Indian colours. While Ruturaj continues to score runs for fun in the domestic circuit and the IPL, his T20I numbers leave a lot to be desired. In 9 matches, the CSK superstar has just 135 runs at a lowly average of 16 and a strike rate of 123.
