India Playing XI vs SL – IND vs SL 1st T20: In his very 1st match as India’s New T20 Captain, Hardik Pandya has made some BIG CALLS on India’s Playing XI vs Asian Champion SriLanka. Pandya has given T20I DEBUT to Shivam Mavi and Shubhman Gill. In other news, pacer Arshdeep Singh is ruled out of the tie with a fever. Follow India vs SriLanka LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
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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
“Excited. Always been excited to play for the country, but obviously leading now makes it more special. Excited to see how this new bunch of guys express themselves. We were going to bat first. Yes this is a chasing ground but we want to put ourselves in more difficult situations generally in bilaterals. Anyone who comes here we will make sure we’ll give them the confidence. Two debutants today – Gill and Mavi. Arshdeep was not available,” said Hardik Pandya
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IND Playing XI vs SL: Hardik Pandya made some tough calls to make as India begin their T20 reboot starting with the SriLanka series. With no Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli, India will have to fill the top 3 and have a plethora of options to choose from.
Ishan Kishan, who has largely served as a backup, will take up an opening slot. The left-hander is in a rich vein of form, scoring a double hundred in Bangladesh. He followed it up with a quick-fire century in Ranji Trophy as well. While the Mumbai Indians star has had an up-and-down T20I career, he is still likely to be persisted with on current form.
Things get tricky for Hardik with Kishan’s opening partner. Ruturaj Gaikwad has been first in line but has failed to live up to his potential in his few starts for India. And therefore Shubhman Gill gets the nod ahead of Ruturaj Gaikwad. Suryakumar Yadav will take the No.3 spot followed by Sanju Samson and Hardik Pandya.
After an unstoppable year, Suryakumar Yadav is set to bat at No.3. Now vice-captain, Surya scored a century against New Zealand and will aim to continue his good form into 2023. Sanju Samson is set to slot in at No.4, a role he plays at IPL side Rajasthan Royals. Hardik Pandya will bat at No.5, dovetailing the roles of a middle-order enforcer and finisher.
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With Wankhede being a batting-friendly surface, India are likely to pack more bowling resources. Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel slots in as pure all-rounders. With Harshal Patel to follow, India have enough batting depth under its disposal.
Umran Malik returns to the T20I set-up and is sure to feature. The pacy track at Wankhede should aid his quick bowling and he will hope to be a menace against the SriLanka batters. Incidentally, it will be his first game in India colours at home. Yuzvendra Chahal returns as India’s No.1 spinner. He featured in NewZealand T20is and will keep his place in the side. Lastly, Shivam Mavi gets his debut for the Men in Blue.
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