IND vs SL: 3 Indian Players Who Deserved A Spot In India ODI Squad for Sri Lanka But Missed Out

India and Sri Lanka are set to battle against each other in a forthcoming ODI and T20I series. IND vs SL T20I series and IND vs SL ODI series is part of the Sri Lanka tour of India 2023. Both series will witness three games each and will take place in January 2023.

Rohit Sharma is set to lead India in IND vs SL ODI series. The ODI series will take place after the T20I series. The three ODI games take place on January 10, 12, and 15. Here we discuss 3 Indian players who deserved a spot in India’s ODI squad for Sri Lanka but missed out.

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IND vs SL: 3 Indian Players Who Deserved A Spot In India ODI Squad for Sri Lanka But Missed Out

3. Sanju Samson

Sanju Samson is the first player on this list. After his fabulous form in 2022 in T20Is and ODIs, Samson should have been given chance in the IND vs SL ODI series. However, he is only part of the T20I series and dropped from ODIs.

In 2022, the right-handed batter played 10 ODI games and slammed 284 runs at an average of 71.0. He slammed 2 half-centuries with a top knock of unbeaten 86 runs.

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2. Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan is another Indian player who should have been part of the IND vs SL ODI series but missed out. Dhawan is a regular member of the ODI team. Although he gave a poor batting show in the Bangladesh series, he gave a good performance in 2022.

Playing 22 ODIs, Dhawan mustered 688 runs at an average of 34.40. He also smacked 6 half-centuries with a top knock of 97 runs.

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1. Shahbaz Ahmed

Shahbaz Ahmed is another player who deserved a spot in the IND vs SL ODI series but missed out. Ahmed was picked in the ODI series against Bangladesh and South Africa. Making his international debut, he gave a good performance across three games.

He picked 3 wickets in 3 games at an economy of 4.80. He got a chance to bat in only 1 inning out of 3 games in which he got out for a duck.

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