Rohit Sharma confirms Gill to get more opportunities in SL series, opens on Bumrah’s withdrawal from ODIs

The Indian Cricket team is all set to have a go at Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series, starting from January 10. The Indian team will be led by regular captain Rohit Sharma, who is making a return after an injury during the tour of Bangladesh. However, the Indian captain has made a big revelation ahead of the ODI series opener against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.

Speaking at a pre-match press conference ahead of Tuesday’s ODI, Sharma confirmed that Shubman Gill is set to get a fair amount of run in the ODI series vs Sri Lanka, while Ishan Kishan will have to sit out. Also, Sharma opened on the last-minute withdrawal of Jasprit Bumrah from the entire ODI series. Bumrah was ruled out of the series as according to the BCCI, he required “some more time to build bowling resilience”. Meanwhile, Sharma has stated that “Jasprit Bumrah felt stiffness while bowling at nets in National Cricket Academy”.

Bumrah was ruled out of the ODI series on Monday. “Team India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the upcoming 3-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. Bumrah, who was set to join the team in Guwahati ahead of the ODI series, will need some more time to build bowling resilience. This decision has been taken as a precautionary measure,” the Indian Board wrote in a statement,” BCCI stated in a press release.

Notably, there was possibly a toss-up between Kishan and Gill to play in the ODIs. Both have been performing well for the Indian team in recent times. While Kishan scored a double-century in an ODI match against Bangladesh, Gill has also been a consistent performer. he scored a 50 and an unbeaten 45 against New Zealand in November.

India will take on Sri Lanka in the first ODI on 10th January at Guwahati. The second and third ODIs will be played on the 12th and 15th of January 2023, respectively.

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