Will the in-form Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw, who are set to join the Test team in England, play on Tuesday night? It’s a major question doing the rounds as India look to wrap up the series when they take on Sri Lanka in the second T20 International at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo.
‘Surya’ smashed a crucial 34-ball 50, and Shaw was out for a ‘golden duck’ as India scored a clinical 38-run win in the opening game on Sunday night. With the visa process and other travel formalities set to take time and India yet to win the series, there is a possibility that the Mumbai duo will turn up in the park on Tuesday. However, a source in the BCCI told TOI that “if the team management in England doesn’t want them to risk an injury while playing, then they could be rested from this game.”
Meanwhile, even as India’s performance in the first T20I was almost flawless, there are a few ‘creases’ that coach Rahul Dravid would need to iron out. The top-most concern has to be the dwindling form of allrounder Hardik Pandya, especially with the T20 World Cup in UAE in October-November on the horizon.
This story is from the July 27, 2021 edition of The Times of India Mumbai.
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