SL vs IND 2021: 3 players who can open with Shikhar Dhawan against SL| Check


SL vs IND 2021:Team India is all set to play a bilateral series against Sri Lanka in July. India will start proceedings on 13 July in the opening game of the series. Sri Lanka will host India for three ODI and as many T-20I in the series. 

Already the one Indian team is in England after a long time of failure, Prithvi Shaw is finally on the expectation to face the English challenge from August. 

On the other hand, India’s second international team has reached Sri Lanka and started practicing after the completing lockdown period.

In the absence of some important players, it is a good opportunity for the young players who got a chance on the SL tour to prove themselves and try to earn a place in the 1st contingent of the Indian team for the upcoming T-20I World Cup.

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There are so many new faces who got their first opportunity for men in blue at the senior level and they are ready to showcase their talent on the big stage.

We will take a glance at such players who can open against Sri Lanka with skipper Shikhar Dhawan. 

Prithvi Shaw: 

After a long time of failure, Prithvi Shaw is finally imposing his shoes precisely on the expectation. He was named the opener for the Sri Lanka team for his consistent long scores in the domestic circuit and his scintillating batting in the IPL. He will be the first choice opener to open with Shikhar Dhawan in the upcoming SL series.

Devdutt Padikkal: 

The left-handed stylish opener batsman from Karnataka showed in the last two seasons of IPL what capabilities he had with the bat. Padikkal scored 668 runs in his 21 match IPL career including a hundred in the 2021 season. Hence, he got the opportunity for the SL tour. He can make his debut as an opener with skipper Shikhar Dhawan.

Ruturaj Gaikwad:

Ruturaj has one of the greatest examples of copybook batting. Technically sound, Gaikwad was performing incredibly well from the last couple of seasons in the domestic circuit. But, he came into the main limelight in the 2020 IPL., where he scored 3 consecutive fifties. Rituraj did quite well while opening for Chennai Super King in the IPL of 2020 and 2021. We can see him batting with Shikhar Dhawan in the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.

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