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The selectors and team management had given all-format players Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant a break from the ongoing T20I series against Sri Lanka. Shubman Gill, KS Bharat, Jayant Yadav, Saurabh Kumar and Umesh Yadav too will join the rest of the squad which will come down from Dharamsala. The Test players have been exempted from being locked in a room for days.
India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl against Sri Lanka as the threat of rain loomed over the second Twenty20 international on Saturday.
India vs Sri Lanka 2022 2nd T20I Ind vs SL T20I Live Score Updates: After a comfortable 62-run victory against Sri Lanka in the first T20I, India will be eager to clinch yet another T20I series under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. A win for India will also take their tally to 100 wins in T20 Internationals. However, India could find another opposition, in the form of the rain gods, who could spoil their party in what is expected to be a rain-interrupted game. For India, Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out of the ongoing series and was replaced by Mayank Agarwal. The visitors, on the other hand, will be aiming to open their account and break the 10-game winning streak of India in T20Is.(LIVE SCORECARD)
Team India have begun their journey on a high under new captain Rohit Sharma. The team are on a 10-game winning-run in T20Is, and will look to make that 11 when they face Sri Lanka in the second T20I at the HPCA Cricket Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday. India swept aside Sri Lanka in the first T20I by a hefty margin of 62 runs in Lucknow. However, India's hopes of clinching yet another T20I series could be hampered by the forecast of thunderstorm and light showers in Dharamsala.
Veteran India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik heaped praise on young Indian cricketers Venkatesh Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, and Harshal Patel. Calling Harshal Patel "an absolute revelation" Karthik, who last played for India in the 2019 ODI World Cup in England, said the medium pacer is good to watch. Patel made a comeback to the Indian side for the three-match T20I series against West Indies, which India won 3-0. The right-arm pacer who picked up five wickets in three outings against West Indies, impressed with his bowling especially in the death overs.
Rohit Sharma will look to maintain a clean slate and extend his winning run as full-time skipper when the hosts take on Sri Lanka in the second T20I at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday. India have not lost a single T20I since the defeat to New Zealand last year in the World Cup, winning 10 on the bounce, out of which 7 have been under Rohit's leadership. If India win the second match against Sri Lanka then it will be third consecutive victory under Rohit's captaincy in the shortest format. India had earlier clean swept New Zealand and West Indies.
A motivated Indian men's cricket team are in a festive mood as the likes of Mohammed Siraj, Ishan Kishan, and Kuldeep Yadav were seen enjoying and singing a popular Bollywood track on their bus ride to the airport ahead of the second T20I against Sri Lanka in Dharamsala. The first T20I in Lucknow was dominated by the home side with a comfortable 62-run victory. With back-to-back wins in the format, India looked a confident and a tension-free bunch as it made its way to Dharamsala with a backdrop of the beautiful Himalayas.
Virat Kohli's 100th Test match to be played against Sri Lanka at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali starting March 4 is going to be without the spectators behind closed doors. "First Test between India and Sri Lanka will be played behind closed doors with no spectator allowed," said Punjab Cricket Association CEO Deepak Sharma to ANI.