Sri Lanka Captain Dasun Shanaka Citing The Dew Was A Key Factor Driving His Decision. India’S Interim Skipper Hardik Pandya On The Other Hand Said He Was Going To Bat First Anyway As The Team Wants To “Put Ourselves In More Difficult Situations Generally In Bilaterals”.

India Handed Out Two Caps Shubman Gill And Shivam Mavi Made Their T20I Debuts Today With This Being Mavi’S First-Ever International Match For India While Gill Had Already Made His Debuts In The Other Two Formats.

One Major Missing Link For India Today Was Arshdeep Singh Pandya Said Was “Unavailable” For This First T20I Against Sri Lanka. Arshdeep Was Given A Rest From The Bangladesh Odi Series Last Month After A Long Trip To Australia For The T20 World Cup 2022 And The Following Odi And T20I Series In New Zealand. The Left-Arm Pacer Who Had Made His India Debut After The Ipl 2022 Was A Crucial Cog Of India'S Bowling Attack In The T20 Wc.

Arshdeep Singh Is Recovering From An Illness And Hasn’T Yet Recovered Fully Yet. Hence He Was Omitted From This Game Thus Paving Way For Shivam Mavi To Make His T20I Debut. India’S Pace Bowling Attack Look A Bit In The Absence Of Arshdeep As The Young Umran Malik And Mavi Partner The Out Of Form Harshal Patel. After The Toss Had Happened The Bcci On Their Twitter Handle Gave The Update On Why Arshdeep Singh Was Missing From Today’S Playing Xi.

Bcci Said. Arshdeep Singh Wasn’T Available For Selection For The 1St T20I Against Sri Lanka Since He Has Still Not Fully Recovered From His Illness”