IND vs SL: India's Playing 11 for Sri Lanka ODIs

Updated - 28 Dec 2022, 06:06 PM

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India and Sri Lanka are set to battle against each other in a white-ball series. During the Sri Lanka tour of India 2023, IND vs SL T20I series and IND vs SL ODI series will be played. Both series will witness three games each.

The three ODI games will take place on January 10, 12, and 15. Rohit Sharma is set to lead India in the IND vs SL ODI series. Some key players are also part of the India squad. Here we talk about India’s playing XI for Sri Lanka ODIs.

IND vs SL: India’s Playing 11 for Sri Lanka ODIs (Predicted)

Rohit Sharma (C)

Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India in the IND vs SL ODI series and will lead the team in the series. He will also open the innings for the team. In 8 games in 2022, Sharma scored 249 runs at an average of 41.50. He also hit 3 half-centuries.

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Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill might be the other opener for the team in the IND vs SL ODI series. Gill has shown a superb performance as an opener in 2022. This year, he played 12 ODIs for India and hit 638 runs at an average of 70.88. He also hit 1 century and 4 half-centuries.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli might be the one-down batsman for the team in the IND vs SL ODI series. Kohli showed good form with the bat in 2022. In 11 ODIs, he scored 302 runs at an average of 27.45. He also hit 1 century and 2 half-centuries. In the previous ODI series against Bangladesh, the right-handed batsman slammed a century.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav might be a middle-order batsman for India in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Yadav had a fabulous year in 2022. He grabbed the limelight in T20Is with his hard-hitting batting style. In 13 ODIs, he scored 260 runs at an average of 26.0 and 1 fifty.

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KL Rahul (WK)

KL Rahul might be a middle-order batsman and wicketkeeper for the team in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. In 10 ODIs in 2022, Rahul piled up 251 runs at an average of 27.88. He also slammed 2 half-centuries with a top knock of 73 runs.

Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya might be a middle-order batsman and all-rounder for the team in the IND vs SL ODI series. The right-handed batsman scored 100 runs in 3 ODIs in 2022. With the ball, he picked 6 wickets in 3 games at an economy of 4.35. Pandya will be a crucial all-rounder for the team.

Axar Patel

Axar Patel will be another all-rounder for the team in the IND vs SL ODI series and lent a hand in the spin department. He played 8 ODI games this year and picked 10 wickets at an economy of 4.39. The left-handed batsman also scored 168 runs for the team in 6 innings.

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Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal might be a spinner for the team in the IND vs SL ODI series. In 2022, the right-arm spinner played 14 ODIs and scalped 21 wickets at an average of 27.09 and an economy of 5.48. Chahal will be a crucial spinner for the team.

Mohammed Shami

Mohammed Shami might be a pacer for India in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Shami played 3 ODI matches in 2022 in which he picked 4 wickets at an average of 29.25 and an economy of 4.87. in the absence of Japsrit Bumrah, Shami will be a prominent pacer for the team.

Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj might be another pacer for India in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. He played 15 ODIs in 2022 and grabbed 24 wickets at an average of 23.50 and an economy of 4.62. Siraj has also shown good form in some recent ODI series.

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Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh might be another pacer for India in the IND vs SL ODI series. The left-arm pacer has only played 3 ODI games so far in which he remained wicketless and bowled at an economy of 6.75. In 2022, he showed superb form in T20Is and earned a place in the ODI team.

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