India vs Sri Lanka, Test Series Live Streaming: Virat Kohli shall be focussed on making his a hundredth look memorable whereas Rohit Sharma plots the demolition of an out-of-depth Sri Lanka as India’s thirty fifth Test captain within the series-opener beginning in Mohali on Friday.
Rohit’s tactical acumen has all the time received him respect from all quarters and the primary reflection of it in Test cricket could be how he handles his taking part in XI. It is anticipated that Shubman Gill shall be coming in at quantity three within the place vacated by Pujara and must present “intent” which was believed to be lacking earlier. Gill has the sport to try this.
The tough place would be the different middle-order slot which Rahane had made his personal for the longest time. There are two candidates and each are serving. Hanuma Vihari, Indian cricket’s new fire-fighter, has all the time been despatched out to bat in troublesome abroad situations and hasn’t accomplished badly in any respect. And this makes him a deserving candidate for a good run of Test matches. The different is Shreyas Iyer, a really flashy batter however with some technical glitches, together with issues in opposition to quick ball. He had a superb initiation in Test matches with 100 on debut in opposition to New Zealand. Vihari, if one goes by the pecking order, may very well be that second middle-order man, who brings in that defensive solidity which is required at occasions. It additionally helps that he has an amazing report in opposition to spinners.
But there may very well be a tactical transfer of sending Rishabh Pant at quantity 5 as he can then tackle Sri Lanka’s premier left-arm spinner Embuldeniya.
The Lankan batting line-up relies upon closely on skipper Dimuth Karunaratne together with outdated guards Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews, each properly previous their prime. How properly they deal with Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja on a pitch that shall be dry after being baked by sunshine is 1,000,000 greenback query.
In a nutshell, one can count on a four-day end if India bats first and even earlier in the event that they bat second.
Squad:
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hanuma Vihari, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jayant Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Kona Bharat (wk) , Umesh Yadav, Saurabh Kumar, Priyank Panchal
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Dhanajaya De Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dushmantha Chammeera, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella, Lasith Embuldeniya, Vishwa Fernando, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Lahiru Kumara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Pathum Nss Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Chamika Karunaratne
Where will India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test match be performed?
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test match shall be performed on the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali.
When will India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test match be performed?
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test match shall be performed from Friday, March 4.
What time will India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test match start?
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test match will start at 09:30 AM IST. The toss will happen at 9 AM IST.
Which TV channels will broadcast India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test match?
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test match shall be broadcasted dwell on Star Sports Network.
Where to observe dwell streaming of the India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test match?
The dwell streaming of India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test match shall be accessible on Hotstar. You may comply with dwell rating and updates of the match proper right here at indianexpress.com.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
