Rishabh Pant OUT!! Riyan Parag to warm the BENCH!! India's Playing 11 for Sri Lanka ODIs sealed

India and Sri Lanka are set to square off in a forthcoming ODI series. India vs Sri Lanka ODI series will observe a total of three ODIs that will take place after the T20I series. The three ODI games are set to take place on August 2, 4, and 7. Rohit Sharma is back to lead the Men-in-Blue after winning the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

Under his leadership, he will aim to replicate Team India's show of Asia Cup 2023 last year, where India crushed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final. Below we discuss the best India playing 11 for Sri Lanka ODIs.

India's ODI squad vs Sri Lanka: Rohit Sharma (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.

Best India Playing 11 for Sri Lanka ODIs

Rohit Sharma (C)

Rohit Sharma is the captain of Team India for Sri Lanka ODIs and should be the captain and skipper of the team. Sharma gave a wonderful show as both opener and captain in T20 World Cup 2024; winning the title. Now, he has retired from T20Is and will focus on the longer formats starting with the ODI series against Sri Lanka.

Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill should be the other opener for the side in the India vs Sri Lanka ODI series. He has batted with Rohit Sharma as an opener for a long time. He also showed amazing form in the recent ODI series vs Zimbabwe, smacking the most 170 runs in 5 games.

Virat Kohli

When it comes to No.3, who is the better ODI batter than Virat Kohli for India? The right-handed batsman has also retired from T20Is and is set to focus on ODIs and Tests. Kohli played a match-winning knock in the ICC ODI World Cup 2024 final.

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Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer is back to the Indian Team for the Sri Lanka ODIs and will grab the No. 4 batting spot. Iyer missed the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 but did a wonderful job in IPL 2024. He led Kolkata Knight Riders to the third title.

KL Rahul (WK)

KL Rahul should grab the role of wicketkeeper in the One-Day series during the Sri Lanka series and Rishabh Pant should be rested. Notably, Pant returned to the field after a gap of two years and played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

On the other hand, Rahul has been a regular member of the ODI team and played match-winning knocks on multiple occasions. Also, Rahul is a better player for the spin and will be more beneficial in Sri Lanka.

Axar Patel

Axar Patel should be a spin all-rounder for Team India and will help with both bat and ball. The left-handed batsman showed wonderful form in the T20 World Cup 2024 and also slammed a quickfire knock (43) in the final.

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Washington Sundar

Washington Sundar will be useful as a right-arm spinner for Rohit Sharma & Company against Sri Lanka. With Patel as a left-armer and Sundar as a right-armer in the spin department, the Men-in-Blue will have a stunning spin attack.

Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav should be the spinner for Team India in the series. The left-arm spinner has a marvelous record in recent years in longer formats. Also, he is the only full-time spinner in the squad and showed brilliant form in the World Cup to lead the team to victory.

Mohammed Siraj

When it comes to Sri Lanka, who can forget Mohammed Siraj who made mayhem during Asia Cup 2023 final last year? Siraj grabbed 4 wickets in an over and got 6/21 to bowl out Sri Lanka for just 50 in the ODI match. He will lead the pace attack for the side once again.

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Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh can be another amazing pacer for Team India in the playing 11 for Sri Lanka ODIs. Singh is a left-arm pacer; who gave a stunning show in T20 World Cup 2024 recently. He has played 5 ODI innings and has 6 wickets in total.

Harshit Rana

India should try Harshit Rana in the ODIs against Sri Lanka and rest Khaleel Ahmed. To begin with, Khaleel is also a left-armer like Arshdeep Singh so there is no need for two left-armers.

Also, Harshit Rana is a new and raw pacer and Sri Lanka will be unaware of his tactics and this can help Team India in the series.