2024-07-25 11:57:13
New Delhi: The 3 match T20 series between Sri Lanka and India is going to start from 27th July. All three matches will be played in Pallekele. This is an important series for Team India. This is going to be the first series of Team India’s new head coach Gautam Gambhir and new captain Suryakumar Yadav with these big responsibilities. In such a situation, both would like to start on a good note. Both would like India to win this series one-sidedly. However, a Sri Lankan player can become a hurdle for Gambhir and Surya. This Surma can become the biggest threat for India in this upcoming T20 series. After all, who is this player, let’s know.Dasun Shanaka is the biggest threat to India
Former Sri Lankan captain and experienced all-rounder Dasun Shanaka can become the biggest headache for India in the upcoming T20 series. His bat speaks loudly against Team India. He also has a special record to his name. Shanaka holds the record for scoring the most runs so far in T20 matches played between India and Sri Lanka.
He has scored 430 runs in 22 matches. During this, two half-centuries have also been seen from his bat. In the 29 T20 matches played between the two teams, no batsman from both the teams has scored as many runs as Dasun Shanaka. In this case, veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are also behind. Shanaka can play an important role for Sri Lanka in this series. He can make Sri Lanka win on his own. He likes to bat at a fast pace. Shanaka can play some good innings in the middle order.
Dasun Shanaka’s career
32-year-old Dasun Shanaka has played a total of 6 Tests, 71 ODIs and 100 T20 matches for Sri Lanka so far. He has 140 runs in Tests, 1299 in ODIs and 1456 runs in T20s. He is also a good bowler. He has taken 13 wickets in Tests, 27 in ODIs and 33 in T20s.