“World Cup Is Historical past”: Suryakumar Yadav’s Large Message “World Cup Is Historical past”: SKY’s Large Message For Indian Cricket Staff Stars

Pallekele :

Charith Asalanka-led Sri Lanka gained the toss and determined to area towards Suryakumar Yadav’s India within the first T20I match of the collection on the Pallekele Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Each groups will probably be taking to the sector with new head coaches. Whereas legendary all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya has been named the interim head coach for the Lankan Lions, it is going to even be the primary project for former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir as the top coach, succeeding T20 World Cup-winning coach Rahul Dravid. India’s final tour of Sri Lanka for a bilateral white-ball collection got here again in July 2021, with Dravid teaching the Shikhar Dhawan-led facet. India gained the ODI collection 2-1, whereas Sri Lanka secured the T20I collection by the identical margin.

Talking on the time of the toss, Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka confirmed that they’re coming into the match with 5 bowlers.

“We’re going to bowl first. It seems to be like a fairly good pitch, and we need to see the way it goes. We’re going with a 6-5 mixture. I need to give each participant a selected position, and that is why we’re going with 5 bowlers,” Asalanka stated.

India skipper Suryakumar Yadav confirmed that Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson, Khaleel Ahmed, and Washington Sundar will miss the primary match of the T20I collection.

“It (the pitch) seems to be good, and it’s high-quality to bat first. The model of cricket stays the identical. The connection me and him (Gambhir) have had for therefore a few years is particular. Dube, Samson, Khaleel, and Washington are the 4 gamers to overlook out. That (World Cup) is historical past; we begin from scratch, and it’s a new problem,” Suryakumar stated.

India Enjoying XI: Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Riyan Parag, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj.

Sri Lanka Enjoying XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (WK), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (C), Wanindu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka.