The Indian crew for the upcoming ODI and T20 collection in opposition to Sri Lanka was introduced on 18 July (Thursday). Suryakumar Yadav will captain the Indian crew within the T20 collection. On the similar time, Rohit Sharma would be the captain within the ODI collection. Shubman Gill has been made the vice-captain for each the T20 and ODI collection.
The shocking factor was that wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson didn’t get a spot within the crew for the ODI collection in opposition to Sri Lanka. Nonetheless, Sanju has been included within the T20 crew. Sanju Samson performed a century in opposition to a crew like South Africa in his final ODI match. This match in opposition to South Africa on 21 December 2023 was Crew India's final match on this format in the meanwhile. Not choosing him within the crew for the ODI collection was a bit shocking. These could possibly be 3 huge causes for Sanju not being chosen within the crew.
Samson doesn’t carry out effectively on spin pleasant pitches!
29-year-old Sanju Samson struggles on spin-friendly pitches. All three ODIs in opposition to Sri Lanka are to be performed on the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The pitch of this stadium has been favorable to spinners, particularly leg-spinners, up to now. Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has carried out effectively on this floor and has taken 17 wickets in 10 ODIs. He may have posed a tricky problem to Samson. Hasaranga has dismissed right-handed batsman Sanju 3 occasions in worldwide cricket to date.
KL Rahul's expertise proved expensive!
It was troublesome for Sanju Samson to discover a place within the ODI crew as a result of presence of skilled batsman KL Rahul. Rahul's latest efficiency in ODI cricket has been glorious. His consistency on this format can be fairly evident. Rahul additionally carried out brilliantly with the bat within the 2023 ODI World Cup. In that World Cup, Rahul performed 10 innings and scored 452 runs. Throughout this, Rahul scored runs at a median of 75.33 and a strike price of 90.76, which included one century and two half-centuries. His highest rating was 102 runs.
Pant provides the choice of left-right mixture
The Indian selectors at the moment are trying in direction of the long run. In such a state of affairs, they wish to give an opportunity to gamers like Rishabh Pant in view of the 2027 ODI World Cup. Since Rishabh Pant is a left-handed batsman, he offers the crew with the choice of left-right mixture. Additionally, his aggressive batting and wicketkeeping expertise additionally show to be very helpful for the crew.
Speaking about Sanju Samson's worldwide profession, he has performed 16 ODIs and 28 T20 matches to date. Sanju has scored 510 runs in ODIs at a median of 56.66. Sanju scored 1 century and three half-centuries in ODIs. Sanju has scored 444 runs in T20 Internationals at a median of 21.14, which incorporates two half-centuries.
The Indian crew will begin its Sri Lanka tour on 27 July. First, a 3-match T20 collection shall be performed between India and Sri Lanka. The primary T20 match shall be performed on 27 July, the second T20 on 28 July and the final T20 match shall be performed on 30 July. All these matches shall be performed in Pallekele from 7 pm Indian time.
Then there shall be a 3 match ODI collection between the 2 groups. The primary ODI match shall be performed on 2 August. Then the remaining two ODI matches shall be performed on 4 and seven August. All three ODI matches shall be performed on the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. These ODI matches of 50-50 overs will begin at 2.30 pm Indian time.
India's T20 squad in opposition to Sri Lanka: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khalil Ahmed and Mohammad Siraj.
India's ODI squad for Sri Lanka tour: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khalil Ahmed and Harshit Rana.
India-Sri Lanka schedule
July 27 – 1st T20, Pallekele
July 28 – 2nd T20, Pallekele
July 30 – third T20, Pallekele
Aug 2 – 1st ODI, Colombo
Aug 4 – 2nd ODI, Colombo
Aug 7 – third ODI, Colombo
