Chakravarthy, Shaw debut for India

July 25, 2021 19:28

Welcome to the coverage of the first T20 International between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo on Sunday.

Leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy and Prithvi Shaw will be making their T20 debuts with India once again starting as overwhelming favourites against Sri Lanka in the three-match series opener.

Having lost a game in the ODI series, Shikhar Dhawan's men would look to go one better against Sri Lanka with a team that is ahead in almost all departments.

Chakravarthy can bowl off-breaks, carrom ball and also take the deliveries away from right-handers, having proved his prowess in the Indian Premier League.

For Sri Lanka, the first win against India in an ODI on home soil after nine years could be just the turnaround that the country's cricketing ecosystem needs after being in shambles for years.

Dasun Shanaka is a young captain but is trying to be instinctive on the field but with some quality players like Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Chamika Karunaratne and Avishka Fernando in their ranks, they will try to pose a quality challenge for the Indians.

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