5 Indian Players Who Can Make Their Debut Under Rahul Dravid In Sri Lanka

Former India skipper and National Cricket Academy (NCA) head Rahul Dravid will lead the India team that will tour Sri Lanka for a bilateral series in July. As the Indian team will be busy with a bilateral away Test series against England in July, a different squad will be sent for the Sri Lanka tour.

Popular Indian players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, KL Rahul, among others will fly to England for ICC World Test Championship to be held on June 18 onwards.

The India vs England Test series will commence on August 4, 2021, but the Indian team will stay in England during July so as to complete the quarantine protocols ahead of the Test series. The new squad that will be sent to Sri Lanka will play 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is. The ODI series will begin on July 13 followed by the T20I series from July 22.

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Due to the absence of crucial players during India vs Sri Lanka series, many uncapped Indian players will get a chance to make their international debut. Here we look at 5 Indian players who can make their debut under Rahul Dravid in Sri Lanka.

5 Indian Players Who Can Make Their Debut Under Rahul Dravid In Sri Lanka

Devdutt Padikkal

Devdutt Padikkal has great chances of making his international debut against Sri Lanka owing to his consistent batting performance at the domestic level and IPL. He made his debut in IPL 2020 and ended as the highest run-scorer for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He smashed 5 half-centuries while scoring 473 runs. The left-handed batsman Padikkal was also awarded the emerging player of the year award in IPL 2020.

Earlier this year, he bagged the limelight in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21 after smashing 3 centuries and 3 half-centuries in 7 matches. He was the 2nd highest run-scorer with 737 runs. In IPL 2021, he impressed everyone with a century (101) against Rajasthan Royals.

Harshal Patel

Harshal Patel shined with his pace attack in the opening match of IPL 2021. While playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Patel picked 5 wickets in the opening match against Mumbai Indians. Before IPL 2021 got suspended, the right-arm pacer Harshal Patel was the leading wicket-taker with 17 wickets in 7 matches.

He was also leading the race for purple cap since the start of the season. After his fabulous bowling show in IPL 2021, Harshal Patel is another player who high highly expected to make his international debut against Sri Lanka.

N Jagadeesan

N Jagadeesan is another player who can make a debut in India vs Sri Lanka series. N Jagadeesan is a wicket-keeper batsman. N Jagadeesan impressed with his batting in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021. He was the highest run-scorer with 364 runs in 8 matches smashing 4 half-centuries.

Since most of India’s primary wicketkeepers like Rishabh Pant, Wriddhiman Saha, and KL Rahul are part of the ICC World Test Championship final and England Test series, N Jagadeesan can earn a call in the national team in Sri Lanka tour.

Kedar Devdhar

Kedar Devdhar is another wicket-keeper batsman. Like N Jagadeesan, Devdhar also showed a magnificent performance in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021. He was the 2nd highest run-getter in the tournament. He muttered 349 runs in 8 matches after smashing 2 half-centuries. He will be another good choice for wicket-keeper for Indian team and likely to make his debut during India vs Sri Lanka series.

Rahul Tewatia

Rahul Tewatia is another player who can make a debut for India during Sri Lanka’s tour. Rahul Tewatia is a batting all-rounder. The left-handed batsman Tewatia is a big hitter and commendable player at the middle-order batting position. He is also an occasional spin bowler thus will be a bonus player for the team.

He was also inducted in India’s squad in the T20I series against England but did not feature in the playing XI. He showed a stupendous performance for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020, scoring 255 runs in 11 innings and picking 10 wickets. In IPL 2021, Tewatia scored 86 runs in 5 innings and picked 2 wickets.