INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: India began their preparations for the World Cup at house with a definite 67-run triumph over Sri Lanka in the 1st ODI at the
Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday.Riding on Virat Kohlis stunning 87-ball 113 - his 45th ODI hundred - and quickfire knocks
by captain Rohit Sharma (83) and opener Shubman Gill (70 ), India racked up a mammoth 373/7 in their 50 overs on an excellent batting
pitch.Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka led the run chase with an unbeaten 108, assisted by Indias choice to withdraw their appeal when he was
gone out by Mohammed Shami when on 98 in the last over, and opener Pathum Nissankas 72-run knock.Umran Malik was the pick of the Indian
bowlers, taking 3/57 from his 8 overs.But among the talking points of the match was the Indian team managements choice to overlook
Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan from the playing XI.Both Suryakumar and Ishan have actually been respected run-scorers for India in
white-ball cricket just recently and offered their type with the bat, leaving them out from the playing XI was inexplicable.Worlds primary
batsman in the format, Suryakumar had smashed his third T20 hundred-- in 45 balls-- in Indias series-clinching 91-run win over Sri Lanka in
Playing only his 10th ODI, Ishan had actually scored the fastest double hundred in ODI cricket history last month against Bangladesh
Resolving an interview a day prior to the ODI series opener, skipper Rohit had actually termed Ishans exclusion unfortunate including that
he would get his share of possibilities as India have 15 ODIs and the Asia Cup lined up before the World Cup in October-November
Gill, on his part, completed his fifth half-century in 16 ODIs, playing an innings loaded with grace and fluidity up until he played across
the line to get captured in front of the stumps by Shanaka after scoring 70 off 60 balls with 11 fours.KL Rahul (39) and Shreyas Iyer (28 ),
any of who could make way for Suryakumar, got going but stopped working to convert.But excluding gamers even after some great efficiencies
dents their self-confidence and they need to be given a long run as there is nothing as excellent as match practice in the
middle.TimesofIndia.com ran a survey asking readers whether Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan should have belonged of India playing XI in
the 1st ODI against Sri Lanka?And not remarkably, 1772 fans elected the YES choice, while only 319 fans voted for the NO option.It remains
to be seen whether the 2 swashbuckling batsmen will be consisted of for the remaining ODIs versus Sri Lanka, or for the upcoming series
versus New Zealand and Australia.
