Former India opener Gautam Gambhir believes that Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka would have been the recent favourite if the present sequence was held earlier than the IPL public sale.
He mentioned, ‘I cannot have the cash, he might be so costly, the best way he has batted. That’s what the public sale is about,” Gambhir advised Star Sports.
Imagine if this sequence had occurred simply earlier than the public sale, among the franchises may not have had the cash to purchase them.
Shanaka went unsold within the IPL public sale but it surely was an excellent sequence for the Sri Lankan skipper. He has scored 101 runs in two matches at an unbelievable strike charge of 206.12 and the all-rounder additionally bagged two wickets within the second T20I. Shanaka scored 45 runs in 27 balls within the first T20I and scored 56 not out in 22 balls within the second match.
As anticipated, Sri Lanka have given a tricky struggle to the hosts. The defending Asia Cup champions made a robust comeback to stage the sequence. However, they want their center order to carry out higher. The deciding match might be performed in Rajkot on Saturday.
Rajkot is likely one of the flattest tracks within the nation and is anticipated to be a batting belt. In such a state of affairs, the toss can play an vital position as each the captains will need to chase the goal.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
