The next most interesting series, one could say, that the Indian team are all set to play ahead in the red ball format is going to their Test tour to Sri Lanka. That is not too long ahead in the future,
rather interestingly speaking. This next key assignment that sees our men’s cricket side visiting overseas shall include hopefully exciting and competitive 2 Test matches and this shall definitely form a key component of the World Test Championship’s current cycle.
Key developments for India
And having said that a host of interesting developments that are currently taking shape are going to further increase the interest on this particular forthcoming India tour of Sri Lanka. So what are these? For starters, the likes of Jasprit Bumrah who was seen most recently in the 2 ODIs in England could well be a part of these contests.
What’s more for India?
While the great Ravindra Jadeja, a great of the game has also been named in the series for India for the red ball contests, having recovered from his Tennis elbow injury, the side will likely be vice captained by none other than KL Rahul. At around this time last year, Team India were in England where they were a part of a long and batting 5-match series enduring pressure and uncertainty in lines with several of its key talents having missed out.
But this time around, the focus will be on winning the two Tests in Sri Lanka where the last time around three of the greats of the format were very much around for the side- Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and R. Ashwin.
This time, however, the focus of the Shubman Gill side will be to dominate the Lankan hosts with talents like Jadeja, Bumrah, Siraj, Rahul and the likes for attack. More importantly, as part of a vital preparation for this tour, the side are to play a 4-day practice match in Sri Lanka on the 7th of August and this shall be held at Colombo.
