SL vs IND 2024: Team India’s predicted XI for 1st ODI against Sri Lanka
Team India led by Suryakumar Yadav inflicted a 3-0 whitewash on Sri Lanka in the recently concluded T20I series in Pallekele. Now the cricketing action shifts towards the three match ODI series, with the first match scheduled to be played on August 2nd, Friday in Colombo.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be back in action for the 50-over format. Rohit Sharma will be leading the team from the front, with Shubman Gill named as his deputy. It will be quite interesting to see how the Men in Blue will go about their work in the upcoming series.
After a clinical T20I series win, India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir will field the strongest playing eleven against Sri Lanka in the first ODI, which is just a day away from getting underway. Let’s take a look at the strongest possible 11 against Sri Lanka.
Openers: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc)
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has got a phenomenal record against Sri Lanka. Popularly known as “Hitman” for his six hitting potential, Rohit Sharma has scored two double centuries against Sri Lanka. He will be looking forward to cashing in on opportunities to add more runs to his tally.
He will be opening the innings alongside youngster Shubman Gill. The pair has been productive for India at the top of the order in ODIs and will look to pose a serious threat to Sri Lanka in the ODI opener in an attempt to provide an electrifying start to the game.
Recently, Shubman Gill suffered an neck spasm which is why he was not able to play the second T20I but he was back in action to play in the 3rd T20I for India. He hasn’t had the best of starts to his T20I career. However, he has done exceptionally well in ODIs and is expected to come up trumps against Sri Lanka.
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