India vs Sri Lanka T20I 2020 – Bumrah, Dhawan back to the Squad

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India vs Sri Lanka T20I 2020

Team India will aim to start the new year 2020 on a high when they host Sri Lanka for the first T20 International of the three-match series at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday.  Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and opener Shikhar Dhawan will be under the spotlight as both cricketers return to the fold from their respective injuries. Jasprit Bumrah had suffered a stress fracture, while Shikhar Dhawan was dogged by injuries throughout 2019.

Dhawan’s Statement:

After being named in the India squad for the T20I series against Sri Lanka, Dhawan had said that he is ready to make a “fresh start” in the new year, reminding his critics that “class is permanent”.  “This is a fresh start for me. I was hit on the finger, then on the neck, bruised eye and then stitches on the knee.

Bumrah’s Statement:

Bumrah termed 2019 a year full of “accomplishments, learning, hard work and making memories”, adding that he is looking forward to 2020.”2019 has been a year of accomplishments, learning, hard work and making memories, on the field and off it too.

Squads:

India: Virat Kohli (C), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shivam Dube, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini and Washington Sundar.

Sri Lanka: Lasith Malinga (C), Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Perera, Niroshan Dickwella, Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Oshada Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara, Kusal Mendis, Lakshan Sandakan and Kasun Rajitha.

The Match starts at 7 pm IST.

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