Guwahati: After clinching the T20I series against Sri Lanka 2-1, India are set to shift their focus towards the ODIs against the Dasun Shanaka-led side with the series starting at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday.
With the series set to mark the start of an important year as the ODI World Cup will be held in India in October-November, the hosts have been hit hard by pacer Jasprit Bumrah’s late pull-out as a precaution. , thus extending his delay in playing competitive cricket since suffering a recurrence of a back injury in September 2022 that caused him to miss the Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia.
What: India vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI
When: January 10, Tuesday
Where: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
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At the same time, there is some cheer for India as skipper Rohit Sharma is back to lead the team after he injured his left thumb during the ODI series in Bangladesh in December 2022. Along with him, there is Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul. He is expected to be back in the playing XI in Guwahati after not being a part of the T20I series against Sri Lanka.
With Rohit opening and Kohli at number three, India need to see how he fits in with Iyer, Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan. Kishan hit a career-best 210 against Bangladesh in Chittagong, while Gill showed he can be a solid opening option in 2022 through his performances across formats.
On the other hand, Iyer was the key figure in India’s middle order for ODIs in 2022. Also in the squad is maverick Suryakumar Yadav, who will be keen to take his T20I form into the ODIs and find a place in the Indian scheme of things. Things for the ODI World Cup.
With the ball, the return of experienced pacer Mohammed Shami will be good for India and he could pair up with Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh or Umran Malik. It remains to be seen how Washington Sundar and Yuzvendra Chahal fare in the spin department, apart from how India utilizes Hardik Pandya’s overs across formats.
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Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will look to skipper and seam-bowling all-rounder Dasun Shanaka to lead by example after doing so in the T20I series. They would look for young opener Pathum Nissanka to start solid along with Avishka Fernando, Charith Aslanka and Kusal Mendis.
Wanindu Hasaranga and Mahesh Thikshana will look after the spin bowling department along with leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay. In the fast bowling unit, they have options in the likes of Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha and Pramod Madushan apart from Dilshan Madushanka in left-arm pace bowling.
Squad:
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh.
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Avishka Fernando, Charith Aslanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Mahesh Thikshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Lahiru Kumara, Ashen Bandara, Nuwanidu Fernando, Pramod Madushan , Dunith Vellalej, Kasun Rajitha, Jeffrey Vandersay, Sadeera Samarawickrama
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