A three T20 and three ODI series will be played between India and Sri Lanka (IND vs SL). Both teams will start 2023 through these series. The T20 series will start from Tuesday, January 3, while the ODI series will be played from January 10. In this, Hardik Pandya has become the team captain for the T20 series and Suryakumar Yadav has been given the responsibility of vice-captain. Former Indian player Irfan Pathan warned the Indian team led by Hardik Pandya ahead of this series. Irfan Pathan said that some players from Sri Lanka’s Asian champion team may be the death knell for the Indian team.
Quoting Sportskeeda, Irfan Pathan said that Sri Lanka is not a bad team by any means. He said: “Sri Lanka is not a bad team. We all know what he did in the Asia Cup. We have to be careful.”
Apart from this, Irfan Pathan also talked about those players who may prove difficult for the Indian team. He further said: “I think Kusal Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara and Mahish Teekshana – these four or five players can become a threat for India. Lahiru Kumara has a lot of pace. I also like Captain Dasun Shanaka, he is not afraid.
In the Asian Cup played last year, Sri Lanka had given a crushing defeat to the Indian team by 6 wickets. Sri Lanka had defeated Team India while chasing runs. The 2022 Asia Cup was played in T20 format. In such a situation, the Sri Lankan team may once again be a threat to the Indian team.
Hardik Pandya (captain), Suryakumar Yadav (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan (goalkeeper), Rituraj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Akshar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik , Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar.
Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nikanska, Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickram, Kusal Mendis, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga (vc), Ashen Bandara, Mahish Teekshana, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Kasun Rajitha, Dunith Velage, Pramod Madushan, Lahiru Kumara, Nuwanthushara.
