In Sri Lanka, the Indian cricket group performed a T20 intra-squad match on the SSC Ground in Colombo. The limited-overs bilateral sequence will start on July 13 as Shikhar Dhawan-led India tackle the hosts within the first ODI of the sequence. India have despatched a second-line squad for the tour of Sri Lanka because the Virat Kohli-led Test group is in England after the World Test Championship closing.
In a video posted on the Sri Lanka Cricket YouTube channel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nitish Rana, Manish Pandey and Hardik Pandya are the 4 batsmen concerned in an intra-squad sport. Gaikwad could be seen taking part in a reverse sweep shot in opposition to left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya. Pandey was seen giving tempo to his innings. Rana was attempting to comb the spinners whereas Hardik was taking part in huge photographs. In the photographs posted on BCCI’s Twitter account, skipper Dhawan will also be seen doing a reverse sweep.
excessive power ️
full depthfor a productive day within the discipline #teamindia During his T20 intra squad sport in Colombo#SLvIND pic.twitter.com/YLbUYyTAkf
— BCCI (@BCCI) 5 July 2021
Pandey has not performed an ODI since India’s tour of New Zealand in 2020. Gaikwad obtained a global call-up after an honest run within the suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, the place he scored 196 runs in seven matches for Chennai Super Kings. CSK) with two half-centuries.
Rana additionally earned his first call-up on the tour. On the opposite hand, it will likely be fascinating to see if Hardik bowls his full quota of overs in opposition to Sri Lanka, which he hasn’t finished since his return from a again damage.
Snapshots of India nationwide group’s intra-squad follow match at SSC Grounds.#SLvIND pic.twitter.com/2vNJvu4IwN
— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) 5 July 2021
In the bowling division, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was seen swinging the ball. Apart from Krunal, leg-spinner Rahul Chahar, off-spinner Krishnappa Gautam additionally bowled. While Rahul was the main wicket-taker for Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2021, Gautam didn’t get to play a single sport for CSK. However, the bowling all-rounder performed within the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy earlier this yr.
India will play three ODIs and three T20 matches on the tour. The tour can be a attainable final probability for chinaman Kuldeep Yadav to carry out on the worldwide stage, who has struggled of late.
India group:
Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Nitish Rana, Hardik Pandya, Kunal Pandya, Krishnappa Gautam, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty , Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Chetan Sakaria
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
