Sanju may step down; To show some games and to prove some
Sanju is likely to bat in the next match of the India-Sri Lanka series. Sanju is in the team for the second match to be played in Dharamshala.
India won the first match by 62 runs and went on to win the series.
Opener Rituraj Gaikwad, who was ruled out of the first match due to injury, may not play in the second match. Sanju Samson will retain his place in the Indian team.
Sanju Samson was part of the team in the first match but did not get a chance to bat. With this, Sanju is looking for a second chance to celebrate his return.
In that case, it is expected that Sanju will be batting one down or four.
There are reports that the team’s vice-captain Jaspreet Bumra may be rested. Awesh Khan or Sirajo may replace Bumra in the squad.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaspreet Bumra, Herschelle Patel, Yusvendra Chahal, Venkitesh Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja and Deepak Hooda all bowled in the first innings. In the second match, Kuldeep Yadav is likely to replace Deepak Hooda in the spin squad.
India’s possible XI: Rohit Sharma, Ishant Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda / Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Herschelle Patel, Avesh Khan / Siraj, Yusvendra Chahal.
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