IND vs SL: 3 Indian Players Who Will Be Axed From The Team If They Don't Perform In The ODI Series

Published - 21 Dec 2022, 12:00 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM

Shikhar Dhawan. PC- AFP
Shikhar Dhawan. PC- AFP

IND vs SL: 3 Indian Players Who Will Be Axed From The Team If They Don’t Perform In The ODI Series. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has revealed the complete schedule for the upcoming home series between the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team and the India National Cricket Team.

The Indian team will host Sri Lanka in 2023 for a six-game limited-overs series that will include three ODIs and three T20Is. The full series will be played in January 2023, according to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which decided to spread out the games over six different venues.

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After two straight defeats, the Indian squad, captained by Rohit Sharma, lost the ODI series versus Bangladesh. Major changes to the ODI roster are probable following a review meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and some players may be axed if they fail to perform against Sri Lanka.

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Indian Cricket Team. Image Credits: BCCI

Let’s have a look at the 3 Indian players who will be axed from the Indian squad if they don’t perform in the ODIs against Sri Lanka:

IND vs SL: 3 Indian Players Who Will Be Axed From The Team If They Don’t Perform In The ODI Series

Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan, India
Shikhar Dhawan. (Photo: Twitter)

Dhawan has struggled mightily in eight of his past nine ODIs. Additionally, the left-outdated hander’s hitting technique cost the Indian team during Powerplay innings. It’s not always about intent, sometimes it’s about not being able to press the opponent with the few available strokes. Shubman Gill or a Kishan are more creative in that sense in the T20 era.

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The primary problem with Dhawan has been a sharp decline in his strike rate, which fell from above 100 before the 2019 World Cup to a dismal 75 in 2022. The Indian team management will definitely consider the difficult selection concerns in light of Ishan Kishan’s double hundred and, more importantly, the newness he has introduced to the approach.

Currently ranked third (6793) among active India run scorers, behind Rohit (9454) and Virat Kohli (12471), this man has made 167 ODI appearances and will be fighting for his career if he fails to perform in the upcoming series.

Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant, Image Credit (Image Credits: Twitter)

Rishabh Pant is one of the players whose possibilities may decline following Ishan Kishan’s double hundred. Although Pant has performed well in ODIs, his lack of confidence in T20Is may have an influence on his performance. Prior to the start of the series against Bangladesh, he was dropped from the ODI squad.

KL Rahul kept wickets in Pant’s absence, and replacement keeper Ishan demonstrated excellent batting abilities. These two factors can result in a narrower error margin for Pant.

In nine innings of ODI play this year, the 25-year-old has two scores of fifty or higher and a hundred. He would surely have India’s backing, but Pant must move swiftly, or else he could face the axe from the selectors.

Shahbaz Ahmed

Shahbaz Ahmed. PC- BCCI
Shahbaz Ahmed. PC- BCCI

All-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed rose to fame while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Up the just-finished ODI series against Bangladesh, he filled in for an ailing Ravindra Jadeja.

As Axar Patel was also unable to play in the opening ODI, he was able to record a place in the playing XI. Shakib al Hasan removed Shahbaz for a duck when he was bowling a 9-over stretch and failed to make a breakthrough, handing up 39 runs in the process.

Shahbaz could once more be left out of the squad after the forthcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka if he is unable to showcase his skills because veteran Ravindra Jadeja is receiving treatment at the NCA and preparing to return to the senior team.

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