Since India will be hosting the 50-over World Cup later this year, the ODIs against the Islanders have become extremely crucial. Even for the Lankans, the battle against the Men in Blue will come as a dress rehearsal for the global showpiece event.
India will be without their premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who already missed the preceding T20Is. The right-arm fast bowler was named to the ODI squad earlier this month, but a call has been made not to rush Bumrah into action so soon.
Fixtures of IND vs SL, ODI series:
- First ODI: January 10, Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati at 01:30 pm IST/08:00 am GMT
- Second ODI: January 12, Eden Gardens in Kolkata at 01:30 pm IST/08:00 am GMT
- Third ODI: January 15, Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram at 01:30 pm IST/08:00 am GMT
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh.
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis (vc), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ashen Bandara, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Kasun Rajitha, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan, Lahiru Kumara.
Broadcast and live Streaming details:
- India – Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar
- Sri Lanka – Dialog TV and Peo TV
- USA, Canada – Williow TV
- Australia – Fox Cricket
- Caribbean – Flow Sports
- UK – Sky Sports
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