India’s Predicted XI For Galle Test: Sarfaraz Khan In Or Out?

The
pictu e
ega di g
Team
I dia& squo;s
combi atio
fo
the
fi st
Test
agai st
S i
La ka
is
becomi g
clea e
as
the
match
app oaches.
Scheduled
to
begi
o
August
15
at
the
ico ic
Galle
I te atio al
Stadium,
the
two-match
Test
se ies
se ves
as
a
impo ta t
assig me t
fo
the
visito s
u de
the
leade ship
of
captai
Shubma
Gill.

Followi g
a
i ju y
blow
to
middle-o de
batte
Sai
Sudha sa ,
who
has
bee
uled
out
of
the
e ti e
se ies,
Sa fa az
Kha
was
d afted
i to
the
squad.
With
spi -f ie dly
co ditio s
expected
i
Galle,
the
team
ma ageme t
is
set
to
field
a
well-bala ced
li eup
featu i g
key
etu s
a d
tactical
adjustme ts.

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Yashasvi
Jaiswal
A d
KL
Rahul
To
Ope
The
I i gs

I
the
top
o de ,
Team
I dia
is
expected
to
ely
o
the
ope i g
pai
of
Yashasvi
Jaiswal
a d
vice-captai
KL
Rahul.
Both
ope e s
ca y
the
vital
espo sibility
of
p ovidi g
a
solid
fou datio
agai st
S i
La ka& squo;s
spi -heavy
attack
i
challe gi g
subco ti e tal
co ditio s.
Joi i g
them
at
umbe
th ee
is
Devdutt
Padikkal,
who
is
set
to
lock
dow
the
c ucial
top-o de
slot.
Captai
Shubma
Gill
will
a cho
the
middle
o de
at
his
familia
umbe
fou
positio .
Though
mi o
fit ess
co ce s
su ou di g
Gill
eme ged
p io
to
the
p actice
games,
ece t
updates
co fi m
that
he
is
fully
fit
a d
eady
to
lead
the
side
i
the
se ies
ope e .

Sa fa az
Kha
Set
Fo
A
Recall
I
Middle
O de

The
i ju y
to
Sai
Sudha sa
has
paved
the
way
fo
Sa fa az
Kha & squo;s
comeback
i to
the
playi g
li eup.
K ow
fo
his
exceptio al
eco d
agai st
spi
bowli g,
Sa fa az
is
widely
tipped
to
featu e
at
umbe
five.
Fo me
I dia
c ickete
Mohammad
Kaif
has
also
publicly
advocated
fo
Sa fa az& squo;s
i clusio ,
citi g
his
adaptability
i
spi -f ie dly
subco ti e tal
ve ues
like
Galle.
Followi g
Sa fa az,
dy amic
wicketkeepe -batte
Rishabh
Pa t
will
occupy
the
umbe
six
slot,
p ovidi g
explosive
fi epowe ,
while
sta
all- ou de
Ravi d a
Jadeja
will
bolste
the
lowe -middle
o de
at
umbe
seve
alo gside
his
p ima y
duties
as
a
co e
spi e .

Bala ced
Bowli g
Attack
Fo
Spi -F ie dly
Galle
Su face

To
cou te
the
typical
Galle
pitch
co ditio s,
I dia
is
expected
to
deploy
a
multi-faceted
bowli g
combi atio
co sisti g
of
two
specialist
spi e s
a d
a
th ee-p o ged
seam
attack.
Ravi d a
Jadeja
will
lead
the
spi
depa tme t
alo g
with
w ist-spi e
Kuldeep
Yadav,
offe i g
va iety
a d
wicket-taki g
optio s.
I
the
pace
u it,
Mohammed
Si aj
a d
P asidh
K ish a
a e
expected
to
sha e
the
wo kload
alo gside
Gu oo
B a ,
who
is
i
li e
fo
a
oppo tu ity
to
ou d
out
I dia’s
bowli g
u it.

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Role
I
SL
Test
Se ies

I dia& squo;s
Likely
Playi g
XI
Fo
The
Fi st
Test

Yashasvi
Jaiswal,
KL
Rahul,
Devdutt
Padikkal,
Shubma
Gill
(C),
Sa fa az
Kha ,
Rishabh
Pa t
(WK),
Ravi d a
Jadeja,

Kuldeep
Yadav,P asidh
K ish a,
Mohammed
Si aj,
Gu oo
B a

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