File photo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
The six uncapped players in the squad may seem like India have come up with an inexperienced group for the white-ball series against Sri Lanka, but the tour vice-captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar Says it’s not because the whole group has the expected confidence IPL.
With major stars like Skipper Virat Kohli and his limited overs deputy Rohit Sharma In England for the upcoming test series, the opener is leading the Indian team for the series against Sri Lanka Shikhar Dhawan And that includes half a dozen uncapped players.
Many of them impressed in the suspended Indian Premier League and were rewarded with their first India call-up. These include Devdutt Padikkal, fast bowler Chetan Sakaria, Nitish Rana, Krishnappa Gautam, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Varun Chakraborty.
Bhuvneshwar said in Star Sport’s show ‘Follow the Blues’, ‘We have good players and they have IPL experience, they are young but they have IPL experience, playing T20 for so many years and they have played for their teams. has performed well. ‘
“So, it will be beneficial for the team that they carry the confidence of IPL and they are young and talented, have a good mix with experienced players and it will be a good tour.
“Young players who have come on their first tour and have done well in the IPL, if they do well here, it will be good for their confidence,” he added.
The senior pacer suffered a thigh muscle injury during last year’s IPL, ruling him out of the league as well as the tour of Australia. The bowler returned to the national team after a long injury in the limited-overs home series against England in March. He said that playing domestic cricket helped him stay motivated.
“When I was almost cured, then domestic cricket was also going on. So my focus was on getting fit and coming back and then I started preparing for the match,” he said. “Before the England series, I played domestic cricket so that would help me get the required match practice. One should not take things lightly while playing domestic cricket and it motivated me to play for India and stay fit “
The India-Sri Lanka series, which was originally scheduled to begin with three ODIs on July 13, was rescheduled after the home team’s batting coach Grant Flower and data analyst GT Niroshan tested positive for the dreaded virus on their return from the UK. fell. Travel. The engagement, which includes three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals, will now begin on July 18.
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