India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI: India Probable XI against Sri Lanka as Rohit, Virat return to the squad

This
will
be
the
first
match
of
the
three-match
ODI
series
between
India
and
Sri
Lanka.

Pacer

Jasprit
Bumrah
is
set
to
miss
the
entire
series
as
the
bowler
is
yet
to
be
fully
fit
after
his
injury.
India
captain
Rohit
Sharma,
along
with
vice-captain
KL
Rahul,
Virat
Kohli
and
Shreyas
Iyer
are
back
in
the
squad.
The
quartet
didn’t
take
part
in
the
recently
concluded
T20I
series
which
India
won
2-1.

This
will
be
the
first
ODI
match
that
India
play
in
2023,
and
the
first
step
towards
the
journey
of
the
2023
ICC
Cricket
World
Cup,
which
will
take
place
in
India
later
this
year.

BCCI
have
shortlisted
20
India
players
for
2023
ICC
World
Cup,
and
reportedly
inclined
to
rotate
among
those
names
to
ensure
a
balanced
workload
and
ample
opportunities
for
the
players.

India
named
a
16-man
squad
for
this
series
and
it
is
only
imperative
that
all
the
big
names
will
be
back
in
the
squad.
So
let’s
have
a
look
at
the
probable
XI
of
the
Indian
team
that
may
take
the
field
on
Tuesday.

Rohit,
Kohli
set
to
come
back:

After
not
taking
part
in
the
T20I
series,
Rohit
Sharma
and
Virat
Kohli
are
back
in
the
squad
and
will
certainly
be
back
in
the
starting
XI
for
India.
Both
players
had
an
underwhelming
time
in
the
ODIs
recently
and
will
be
hoping
to
incept
a
new
chapter
in
2023.

Rohit
injured
his
thumb
in
the
ODI
series
against
Bangladesh
and
couldn’t
take
part
further.
The
men
in
blue
also
suffered
an
ODI
series
loss
against
Bangladesh,
and
the
onus
will
be
on
Rohit
and
company
to
turn
the
tables.

Scintillating
SKY
the
X-Factor
for
India:

Suryakumar
Yadav
has
shown
his
immense
class
in
the
T20I
format.
The
batter
scored
a
sublime
hundred
in
the
third
match
against
the
Lankans,
and
will
be
eyeing
to
replicate
that
in
the
50-overs
format.

With
the
immense
skillset
that
he
possess,
the
batter
can
be
cause
wreckage
to
any
bowling
unit.
He
looks
certain
to
play
on
Tuesday
(January
10)
and
will
be
an
important
part
of
the
Indian
batting
lineup.

India’s
Bowling
Conundrum:

It
has
to
be
seen
who
Rahul
Dravid
decides
to
play
among
the
host
of
fast
bowlers.
India
have
Mohammed
Siraj,
Mohammed
Shami,
Arshdeep
Singh
and
Umran
Malik
in
the
squad.
It
will
be
difficult
to
keep
any
of
them
out
of
the
team,
but
it
may
well
be
Shami
and
Siraj
who
get
the
nod
ahead.

Hardik
Pandya
and
Axar
Patel
to
provide
solidity:

Hardik
Pandya
and
Axar
Patel
are
expected
to
provide
steel
and
versatility
for
India.
Axar
was
the
player
of
the
tournament
in
the
T20I
series
and
did
exceedingly
well
with
both
bat
and
ball.
Hardik
Pandya
also
flourished
with
his
new
captaincy
role
and
showed
immense
courage
to
open
the
bowling
for
India.

India
Probable
XI
vs
Sri
Lanka:

Rohit
Sharma
(C),
Ishan
Kishan,
Virat
Kohli,
KL
Rahul,
Suryakumar
Yadav,
Shreyas
Iyer,
Hardik
Pandya,
Axar
Patel,
Mohammed
Shami,
Mohammed
Siraj,
Yuzvendra
Chahal