With the Indian team taking giant strides in recent times, the cricketing fraternity is eagerly waiting for the performance of the second-stringed team in Sri Lanka. Under the captaincy of Shikhar Dhawan, the Men in Blue will lock horns with the Islanders for three ODIs and as many T20Is, starting on Sunday (July 18). The majority of the players in the squad are young and experienced with many prominent names being in England for a five-match Test series.
Speaking of the series, former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer has come in support of the Indian players to win the series against the Lankan Lions in the latter’s den. Notably, players in this Indian team have proven their mettle in arguably the world’s most celebrated T20 competition, the Indian Premier League (IPL). At the same time, there are also some notable names in skipper Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Hardik Pandya. Highlighting the same, Jaffer called the Men in Blue undoubted favorites for this series.
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Talking about the same on his Youtube channel, Wasim Jaffer said, “Even though it is a second-string Indian side and a lot of main players are missing, I would still say the Indian team is the favorite to win both the trophies – the T20I and ODI. We are blessed with such good talent and potential, I would say the Indians are favorites to win both series.”
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He further added, “It’s a very strong team, there’s no doubt. A lot of these players are ODI regulars: like Shikhar Dhawan, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvi, and Yuzvendra Chahal.”
While there are many exciting youngsters in the squad, Jaffer named Devdutt Padikkal, Prithvi Shaw, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Varun Chakravarthy, and Sanju Samson as the youngsters will play a crucial role in the series.
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Wasim Jaffer explained, “A lot of exciting players have been selected as well: Prithvi Shaw is back, Devdutt is another exciting talent, Ruturaj Gaikwad has got a chance, Varun Chakravarthy is in this team and Sanju Samson has made his comeback as well.”
Notably, this is likely to be India’s last white-ball assignment before the ICC T20 World Cup later this year. Hence, many youngsters have a huge opportunity against Sri Lanka and stake a claim in the squad for the global event. Meanwhile, the first ODI takes place at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
