Gautam Gambhir can exclude these 3 players including Rinku Singh, this will be the playing XI of Team India in the third T20 against Sri Lanka!

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|30-07-2024

We have already won two T20 matches against Sri Lanka. Now it is time to win the third and final match as well and clean sweep the series. But before that, 3 changes can be seen in Team India. Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir can exclude 3 players from the playing eleven at once. At the same time, it is expected that Sanju Samson can get another chance. Sanju Samson got a chance in the second T20 in place of injured Shubman Gill. However, as an opener, he was out on the very first ball of his innings in that match.

Sanju Samson may get another chance

Now if Sanju Samson plays, it means that like the second T20, Shubman Gill will be away from this match as well. And, if this happens, then Samson will get another chance to show his ability. Gautam Gambhir can also decide to give Samson another chance because he would want Gill to be fully fit before the ODI series. Gill has a sprain in his neck.

Shivam Dubey can play in place of Rinku Singh

Now the question is who will be those 3 players whom Gautam Gambhir can exclude from the playing eleven of the third T20 against Sri Lanka. So the first name in this can be Rinku Singh. Rinku Singh has scored only 2 runs in the first 2 T20s. However, he played only 1 innings in which he faced 2 balls. Obviously, performance cannot be the reason for Rinku Singh's exclusion. But, if Gautam Gambhir intends to give match practice to Shivam Dubey before the ODI series, then Rinku Singh may have to go out.

Sundar may get a chance in place of Akshar

Akshar Patel can also sit on the bench in the third T20. Gautam Gambhir can take this decision regarding Akshar, who took 4 wickets in the first 2 T20s and scored 10 runs in an innings, with the aim of giving a chance to Washington Sundar. Akshar and Sundar are both part of the ODI series and both have similar games. In such a situation, Gambhir, like Shivam Dubey, would also like to give Washington Sundar a chance to practice matches before the ODI series.

Khalil can replace Arshdeep

In the press conference before the Sri Lanka tour, Gautam Gambhir had emphasized on workload management. Following the same thing, Gambhir can rest Arshdeep Singh in the last T20 against Sri Lanka and play another left-arm bowler Khalil Ahmed in his place. Gambhir will also have in mind that Arshdeep has to play the ODI series after the T20 series.

This Indian team can play in the third T20 against Sri Lanka

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Khalil Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj, Riyan Parag, Ravi Bishnoi

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