India will be looking to use their thin bowling resources to avoid too much experimentation and stop the mistake of their previous game when they take on Sri Lanka in their Do or Die Super 4 game in the Asia Cup on Tuesday.
in the absence of the injured Ravindra JadejaHarshal Patel, and Jasprit BumrahIndia doesn’t have much options to play in the bowling department.
India went with five options to bowl against Pakistan and it turned out to be a negative result.
After a match-winning effort in the opening game against Pakistan, Hardik Pandya proved to be expensive and so was Yuzvendra ChahaliWho hasn’t been his best in the tournament.
The five-bowler principle also makes Hardik’s four overs all the more important. Axar Patel, who is a similar substitute for Jadeja, could be brought into the playing XI to give more balance.
Avesh Khan, who is unwell ahead of the Pakistan match, may also make a comeback as the third specialist pacer.
When it comes to the debate between Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik The management in the team gave Deepak Hooda a chance at the cost of Karthik, who barely got a chance to bat in the first two matches.
The bowling resources may not be adequate at the moment but India need to decide on their middle order soon.
Pakistan’s biggest positive outside the game was the performance of the high-profile top-order. The trio, Rohit, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli Gave India a good start.
Kohli and the two openers can be expected to have all guns blazing from the very first ball against Sri Lanka.
After two close chases against Bangladesh and Afghanistan, Sri Lanka have turned their campaign around after heavy defeats in their opening game.
Except for number three Charith Aslanka, Sri Lanka’s batsmen have made an impact, be it the captain Dasun Shanaka And Kusal Mendis Against Bangladesh or Danushka Gunathilaka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa against Afghanistan.
Full Squad:
India: Rohit Sharma, KL RahulVirat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar KumarRavi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin.
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nisanka, Kusal Mendis, Charit Aslanka, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Ashen Bandara, Dhananjay de SilvaVanindu Hasaranga, Mahesh Thekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayavikrama, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Mathisha Pathirana, Nuwanidu Fernando and Dinesh Chandimal,
(Inputs from PTI)