Predicting India's Playing XI for Sri Lanka ODI and T20I series

In a recent interview, Sourav Ganguly announced a couple of things regarding Indian cricket. He said that India is going to fly to Sri Lanka in between the WTC final and five match England test series to feature in three ODIs and as many T20Is. It came as a surprise to a lot of fans.

Most of the fans are speculating how team India is going to manage two series in Sri Lanka & England. Considering the Covid-19 situation and the quarantine rule, it is almost impossible for the team travelling to England to be available for the Sri Lanka series. When we say the players will be unavailable, we mean the entire team travelling to England.

It also means that players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah will all be unavailable. There will be a new captain for the series with Sri Lanka for sure.

Here we being you India’s possible playing XI for Sri Lanka series:

1. Prithvi Shaw

The lad is experiencing an extraordinary run since the last couple of months. He was trolled heavily when he couldn’t turn up well in the Test series against Australia. He fought back like a champion and has gained back his form.

Prithvi Shaw scored a record 827 runs in the Vijay Hajare trophy which was conducted recently, the highest run-scorer of the tournament. His aggressive stroke play was praised heavily by the fans as well as his critics. Sadly, he couldn’t find himself in the squad for the Test series against England.

Now that Rohit Sharma is not available and Shubman Gill is also the part of the Test squad, it is almost certain that he will enter as an opener against Sri Lanka. Prithvi Shaw will have a great chance to make his mark at the biggest stage.