India Playing XI 1st ODI – IND vs SL LIVE: India’s Mission World Cup begins at home. After ending 2022 with a…
India Playing XI 1st ODI – IND vs SL LIVE: India’s Mission World Cup begins at home. After ending 2022 with a series loss against Bangladesh, Rohit Sharma finally has his full squad available with him. Barring Ravindra Jadeja and Deepak Chahar and Prasidh Krishna all are available for selection. The biggest boost is the return of Jasprit Bumrah after almost 6 months. With that, Rahul Dravid & Rohit will field their strongest XI for the IND vs SL 1st ODI in Guwahati. Follow India vs SriLanka LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Selection Headache for India:
- Who will open with Rohit Sharma?
- Shreyas Iyer of Suryakumar Yadav?
- Who will partner Jasprit Bumrah & Mohammad Shami?
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With Shikhar Dhawan dropped, selectors have opened up the opening spot for the competition. Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill will compete for the spot to partner Rohit Sharma. The team management has given KL Rahul a new role to bat at No 4 and also keep wickets. But it will be interesting to see if KL Rahul keeps wickets even if Ishan Kishan gets the nod.
Who will open with Rohit Sharma? – Ishan Kishan has slammed the fastest double century in ODIs while Shubman Gill has had a purple patch since making his debut. Both will be difficult to drop. Shikhar Dhawan fulfilled the left-hander role. With Dhawan not there anymore, India may turn to Ishan Kishan.
However, Shubman Gill having scored 638 runs in 12 matches since his return to ODIs, it will be difficult to snub him. Gill has a century and four half-centuries in 12 innings at an average of 70.88 and a strike rate of 102.57.
Ishan on the other hand scored 417 runs in 7 innings at an average of 59.57 in 2022. In his last outing, he also scored a double-century against Bangladesh. Considering that, Ishan has the best to make it to the Playing XI.
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Shreyas Iyer of Suryakumar Yadav? – Another difficult decision will be on Shreyas Iyer vs Suryakumar Yadav. Shreyas was India’s top-scorer in ODIs in 2022. But SKY is World’s Best T20 batsman and has dominated 2022 besides scoring his 3rd century in the last match. But there is place for only one. It’s likely that Shreyas will get the nod instead of fellow Mumbai teammate SKY.
Who will partner Bumrah-Shami? – Another big headache is in the bowling department. With Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami returning, India have place for only one pacer. Hardik Pandya will fulfill the role of 4th seamer. Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik are fighting for the remainig spot.
Siraj has been impressive in ODIs of late while Umran’s pace gives India new dynamics. Arshdeep is also the only left-arm seamer available in the squad, making it a difficult choice.
India Playing XI 1st ODI:
- Rohit Sharma
- Ishan Kishan/ Shubman Gill
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- KL Rahul
- Hardik Pandya
- Washington Sundar
- Axar Patel
- Mohammad Shami
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Umran Malik
What to expect from IND vs SL 1st ODI?
- India will have a new opening pair in ODIs. Either Ishan Kishan or Shubman Gill will open with Rohit.
- Virat Kohli will return to his No 3 spot.
- Kohli has ended his century drought in ODIs ad will look to get his 73rd ton.
- KL Rahul will bat at No 4 to continue his new role as a keeper-batter.
- India have to take a call on Shreyas vs Suryakumkar with both in great form.
- At No 6, Hardik will return to ODIs after a 6-month break. He missed the Bangladesh ODIs.
- As for spinners, the dew factor will be a massive aspect in Guwhati. Hence, India can look at more of wrist spinners instead of finger spinners.
- Finger spinners will have a difficult time dealing with gripping the ball due to dew.
- One of Kuldeep Yadav or Yuzvendra Chahal will come in. Washington Sundar and Axar Patel will fight for the other spot.
- In pace department, it’s a three-way race for one spot. Only one of Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik or Arshdeep Singh will get a chance.
- Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami will start.
India’s squad for Sri Lanka ODIs: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah
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