IND vs SL 1st T20: Team India T20 Skipper Hardik Pandya is unfazed by the Lankan challenge and has promised to intimidate the opponent with their body language. The IND vs SL 1st T20 match will take place on Tuesday, January 3rd at Wankhede Stadium. Both teams will be facing each other for the first time since Sri Lanka beat India in the Super Four match of the Asia Cup 2022. Follow India vs SriLanka LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN & Watch IND SL LIVE Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
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IND vs SL 1st T20: Hardik Pandya ready for Sri Lanka challenge
India will not take Sri Lanka lightly, especially with the way they played against them last time around. The Lankan’s beat India by 6 wickets blowing their chances of defending the Asia Cup crown. Ahead of the IND vs SL 1st T20I, Hardik Pandya said that the team is not looking to settle the scores for the Asia Cup defeat. However he promised to intimidate the opponents with body language.
Speaking to reporters he said, “We’re not looking to ‘settle’ anything. We want to play good cricket. Yes, we will make them feel like we’re in India, don’t worry about that. I assure and promise you they will feel that they’re playing an international team, that too India in India. We’re going to be clear”.
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He added, “We don’t need to go and sledge them. Our body language is enough for them to feel a little intimidated. All the players who took the game away in Asia Cup are the ones I’m looking forward to stop.”
A look at Team India’s preparation for the IND vs SL 1st T20 match
As the men in blue began the transition phase, Hardik Pandya will be without the service of big three. Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli are not part of the T20I series. Despite the absence of the big three, the hosts have no shortage of talent. Hardik Pandya will have a huge call to make especially in terms of opening combination.
The T20I skipper will also have to sort out the issue of who will share the new ball with Arshdeep Singh The home team will enter the three-match series as favourites but expect the Lankans to put u strong challenge.
Team India probabale XI:1 Ishan Kishan, 2 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 3 Suryakumar Yadav, 4 Sanju Samson (wk), 5 Hardik Pandya (capt), 6 Deepak Hooda, 7 Washington Sundar, 8 Harshal Patel, 9 Arshdeep Singh, 10 Umran Malik, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal
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