IND vs SL 1st ODI Playing XI: Shubman Gill to open with Rohit Sharma

IND vs SL 1st ODI Playing XI: India’s Captain Rohit Sharma has confirmed that he will open the innings along with Shubman Gill in the first ODI against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the Sri Lanka ODI series as BCCI doesn’t want to rush Bumrah’s return & wants him to recover fully before returning back to action.

On the other hand, Shikhar Dhawan who has been an integral part of India’s ODI squad has been rested from the series following his poor performance in the recently concluded ODI series against Bangladesh. Ishan Kishan who had slammed the fastest double ton in ODIs has been ruled out of the ODI series as the management has decided to give Shubman Gill a place in the Playing XI keeping in mind his consistent performances. KL Rahul will come to bat at No 4 & will also play the role of wicket-keeper. In the absence of Rishabh Pant the trio of Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav & KL Rahul will be included in the Playing XI.

In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami will lead India’s pace attack comprising Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh & Hardik Pandya. Any two of the trio of Siraj, Umran & Arshdeep could feature in the Playing XI. In the spin department, Axar Patel will lead the department while Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal & Kuldeep Yadav will fight for a spot in the Playing XI. There are chances of Sundar & Chahal getting a nod over Kuldeep Yadav.

Let’s have a look at India’s Probable Playing XI:

Shubman Gill/Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya (VC), Ishan Kishan (WK), Yuzvendra Chahal/Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Mohd Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd Siraj, Axar Patel