Many of India’s young players have a great chance to showcase their talent in the limited overs series between India and Sri Lanka starting on July 13. In view of this year’s T20 World Cup, the eyes of the selectors are headed towards the series. Many players including Prithvi Shah, Krunal Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav try to show their strength in this tour. Shikhar Dhawan, who captains Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the absence of captains, wants to ensure their place in the World Cup squad by playing well against Sri Lanka. Let’s take a look at five players that this series will be very important in terms of the World Cup.
Prithvi Shah
Prithvi Shah, who first showed his bat in Vijay Hazare and then IPL 2021, now wants to leave his mark internationally. If you look at Shaw’s latest form, he could be included in the T20 World Cup squad. Shah can be seen starting with Shikhar Dhawan in a limited-overs series against Sri Lanka. Prithvi Shah impressed everyone with his aggressive batting in the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League. In such a situation, this Mumbai batsman wants to strengthen his claim by performing well on the tour.
Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav won his first match against England with his batting. Suryakumar himself scored six runs on Joffra Archer’s international career ball. Captain Virat Kohli was also very impressed with Surya’s batting and his selection in the T20 World Cup team is believed to be consistent. But, everyone’s eyes will definitely be on Suriyakumar’s performance on his tour of Sri Lanka. If this Mumbai batsman succeeds in making his mark in the series, he will secure his place in the T20 World Cup squad.
Crunal Pandya
In the absence of Axar Patel, Krunal Pandya will have a good chance to prove himself on this Sri Lanka tour. Krunal is capable of performing well in both bat and ball. Krunal was a key member of the T20 team some time ago, but was dropped from the team due to not showing much in the 2019-20 hometown. In the one-day series against England, Krunal returned a year later, but failed to find a place in the T20 squad. In such a situation, Krunal would like to show that the series fits perfectly into the low-profile team of cricket.
Rahul Chahar
The poor form of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal has opened the door for young spin bowlers in Team India. This is the reason why Indian selectors have included young bowlers Rahul Chahar, Varun Chakraborty and Rahul Teotia in the recent T20 series. Rahul Chaher joined the XI against England and took two wickets. After this, the spinner was impressed by bowling in IPL 2021, taking 11 wickets in 7 matches. If Rahul can continue his good form on the tour of Sri Lanka, he could join Virat Kohli’s army.
Varun Chakraborty
For the third consecutive year, the team’s confidence in Varun Chakraborty, who has made a sensation with his spin bowling in the IPL 2020, has become a reality. Varun was unable to travel to Australia due to an injury. Varun was then selected for the limited-overs series against England, but failed to pass the fitness test. In such a situation, this KKR bowler has the golden opportunity to show his skills on this tour. Varun also had a good run in IPL 2021 and took seven wickets in 7 matches.
