Virat Kohli will be seen playing for the first time after ODI World Cup 2023, this player will be the wicketkeeper, not Pant, see playing 11
India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI playing 11: Apart from Kohli and Rohit, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Kuldeep Yadav are making a comeback from this series. On the other hand, Rishabh Pant will be seen playing the first ODI of November 2022. In such a situation, the big question is whether he will be included in the playing 11 or not?
The first match of the three-match ODI series to be played between India and Sri Lanka will be played today at 2.30 pm Indian time. In this match to be played at R Premadas Stadium in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, former Indian captain Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma will return to ODI cricket after a long time. Rohit and Virat will play ODIs after 7 months, both played their last ODI on 19 November 2023 in the form of the ODI World Cup final against Australia.
Apart from Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Kuldeep Yadav are making a comeback from this series. On the other hand, Rishabh Pant will be seen playing the first ODI of November 2022. In such a situation, the big question is whether he will be included in the playing 11 or not? Because KL Rahul has been established as the first-choice wicketkeeper in the ODI team.
This is the first ODI series after Gautam Gambhir was made the head coach. In such a situation, it remains to be seen how his and Rohit's coordination fits. On the other hand, the Sri Lankan team is struggling with the injury of its fast bowlers. Mathish Pathirana, who was part of the T20 team, got injured in the third T20. Due to this, he had to be dropped from the ODI team. Before him, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka, and Nuwan Thushara have also been ruled out due to injury. In such a situation, Sri Lanka faces a big challenge to stop India's full-strength batting line-up.
Probable playing 11 of Team India – Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana.
Probable playing 11 of Team Sri Lanka – Charith Asalanka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kamindu Mendis, Dunith Welagale, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Mahesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Mohammed Siraj.
