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India vs Sri Lanka, ODI series: The Indian team had won the T20 series 3-0 on the Sri Lanka tour, after which no one would have thought that the team would suffer a crushing defeat in the ODI series. The Indian team led by captain Rohit Sharma could have easily achieved the target of 231 runs given by Sri Lanka in the first ODI, but due to poor performance in the last over, the match was tied. In the second ODI, the Indian team with star players like Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and K.L. Rahul was all out for just 208 runs and lost the match by 32 runs, while the target to win the match was 241 runs.
In the second ODI against Sri Lanka, India has shot itself in the foot by giving a player a place in the team. In the first ODI too, this player failed to help the team win the match easily. Captain Rohit Sharma is now under pressure to save the series. If the Indian team has to avoid losing the ODI series against Sri Lanka, then it has become very important to remove this player from the team.
Rohit can exclude this player from the team!
Indian team coach Gautam Gambhir and team captain Rohit Sharma have made a big mistake by including all-rounder Shivam Dubey in the team for the second ODI against Sri Lanka. Now Rishabh Pant can get a place in the team in place of Shivam in the third ODI. Rishabh Pant can play Sri Lankan spinners better than Shivam Dubey. In the second ODI against Sri Lanka, Shivam was out on a personal score of zero after playing 4 balls. Shivam could not do anything special in bowling as well and he did not take any wicket by giving 10 runs in 2 overs. Shivam Dubey has not yet been able to fill the void of Hardik Pandya in the ODI series against Sri Lanka.
There was a blast in the first ODI as well
Shivam Dubey also made a splash in the first ODI against Sri Lanka. In that match, India needed 1 run off the last 15 balls. Shivam Dubey and Mohammad Siraj were at the crease and despite having 2 wickets in hand, Shivam Dubey attacked on the fourth ball of the 48th over and lost his wicket. If Shivam Dubey had shown a little patience, the match would not have been tied. In a way, India lost this match.
Rishabh Pant can replace Shivam Dubey in the team
Due to poor performance in the first two ODIs against Sri Lanka, Rohit Sharma may drop Shivam Dubey from the team for the next match. Rishabh Pant can be included in the playing eleven in place of Shivam Dubey in the third ODI. India's next ODI match will be against Sri Lanka on Wednesday, 7 August at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Indian team is trailing 0-1 in the three-match ODI series. In such a situation, the team will have to win the third and decisive ODI match at all costs to level the series 1-1.