Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:26am on 22 Sep 2023,Friday Sports
Shreyas Iyer returns after injury and will aim to prove match fitness. R Ashwin and Washington Sundar are in contention for the second spinner spot alongside Axar Patel. Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma also need time in the middle. With Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav being rested for the first two ODIs, India have chances to experiment but also balance workload. Head coach Rahul Dravid has to strike the right balance between trying combinations and managing player workload ahead of the World Cup. The series will help cement spots and roles before the marquee tournament.
