Virat Kohli is returning to ODI after 7 months: The three-match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka is starting today i.e. from 2nd August. After winning the T20 series, Team India would now like to capture the ODI series also. Team’s ODI captain Rohit Sharma and experienced batsman Virat Kohli will play ODI matches after seven months. Sri Lanka also lost the T20 series 0-3, while before the ODI, many key players of the team are out of the team due to injury and illness. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned to Team India and the team’s focus is on fielding the right team.
India has the upper hand against Sri Lanka
India is also expecting more challenge from Sri Lanka in the ODI series. Since 2014, India has defeated Sri Lanka in 21 out of 25 ODIs. Sri Lanka could win in just 4. Sri Lanka’s performance in the T20 series was also very poor. The team lost the match even after coming very close to victory in the first and last match of the series. Now if Sri Lanka has to challenge India then it will have to perform strongly. With the return of many key players in Team India, the team has become stronger than before.
The match will be played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo from 2:30 pm. The Sri Lankan team will be without its four leading fast bowlers including the injured Mathish Pathirana. A special thing about this match is that Rishabh Pant will be seen playing his first ODI after November 2022. In such a situation, the big question is whether he will be included in the playing-11 or not? KL Rahul is also a part of this team and in the ODI format, he is the team’s first choice as a wicketkeeper batsman. The Indian team will play ODI matches on 2, 4 and 7 August at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
India’s ODI team: 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, Ryan Parag, Axar Patel. , Khalil Ahmed and Harshit Rana.
Sri Lanka’s ODI team: Charith Asalanka (captain), Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Nishan Madushka, Zenith Liyanage, Kamindu Mendis, Sadira Samarawickrama, Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mahish Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Mathisha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Akila Dhananjay, Dunith Velalage. , Mohammed Siraj and Ishan Malinga.