It would be safe to say that India is arguably one of the best teams in the world right now. They have almost all their bases covered. So much so that several players who have consistently performed well are unable to seal a spot in India&#8217;s playing XI.

You know how good the &#8220;Men In Blue&#8221; are when they have sent a second-string side to play a series against Sri Lanka and even that team looks formidable. As India&#8217;s Test specialists are in England, the Indian selectors have picked a lot of new faces in the limited-overs squad which is all set to take on Sri Lanka this month. However, there is going to be a lot of headache with respect to India&#8217;s playing XI.

This is because the squad consists of talented cricketers and all of them would feel that they have done enough to feature in the XI. However, all the members in the squad cannot play and hence, India would have a few selection dilemmas ahead of the ODI and T20I series against the island nation.

Here are 5 selection dilemmas for India in the limited-overs series

5) Navdeep Saini or Chetan Sakariya?

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-344853" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Navdeep-Saini.jpg" alt="Navdeep Saini" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344853" class="wp-caption-text">Navdeep Saini. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

One of the major headaches for India ahead of the Sri Lanka series has to be their third pacer. While Deepak Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar look all set to start in the XI, who is going to accompany them? Saini or Sakariya? It is going to be really hard to choose one between the two.

Saini made his international debut in 2019 and has been fairly decent in the shorter formats of the game. The RCB pacer has picked 13 wickets in 9 T20I games at a bowling average and strike rate of 18.08 and 15.15 respectively. He has also picked 6 wickets in 7 ODI games at a bowling average and strike rate of 75.67 and 6.98 respectively.

While Sakariya hasn&#8217;t made his international debut just yet, he impressed one and all in the first half of IPL 2021. As Saini had a tough time in the ODI and T20I series against Australia in 2020, India&#8217;s management might want to try another pacer in his place. It will be interesting to see who is selected as the third pacer in the XI.

4) Persist with Kuldeep Yadav or pick Varun Chakravarthy or Rahul Chahar?

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-382063" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kuldeep-Yadav.jpg" alt="Kuldeep Yadav" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-382063" class="wp-caption-text">Kuldeep Yadav. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Kuldeep Yadav hasn&#8217;t been in the best of form, to say the least. Of late, he has been taken to the cleaners by several batsmen from the opposition teams. What if we were to tell you that Kuldeep Yadav has gone for 211 runs in his last 30 overs in ODI cricket!

The fact that he has picked just the one wicket in his last 3 ODIs does not help his cause either. Besides, the KKR spinner last played a T20I game in early 2020. In the meanwhile, Varun Chakravarthy and Rahul Chahar have been magnificent in the last few IPL seasons.

While Rahul Chahar has been the lead spinner for the Mumbai Indians (MI) for quite a while now, Varun Chakravarthy has been an asset for KKR, so much so that he has kept Kuldeep Yadav himself out of KKR&#8217;s playing XI for the last two seasons. Thus, the picking wither of Varun or Rahul ahead of the experienced Kuldeep would be something India&#8217;s management would consider.

3) Give Manish Pandey another chance or get a debutant instead?

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-389301" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Manish-Pandey.jpg" alt="Manish Pandey" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-389301" class="wp-caption-text">Manish Pandey. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Manish Pandey has been playing international cricket for quite a while now. Despite all the talent, he has never been able to successfully seal a spot in the Indian team. Would this prompt India pick someone else ahead of him?

The Karnataka batsman has played 21 innings in ODIs and has scored 492 runs at an average and strike rate of 35.14 and 91.96 respectively. In the 33 T20I innings in which he has played, he has scored 709 runs at an average and strike rate of 44.31 and 126.61 respectively. While these numbers seem more than just decent, he hasn&#8217;t been able to consistently score runs for India despite several opportunities.

Players like Suryakumar Yadav, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devdutt Paddikal are waiting for their opportunities. It won&#8217;t be shocking if either of them ends up getting selected ahead of the Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman. Thus, giving Manish Pandey another go is going to be one of the most debatable topics during the series.

2) Sacrifice batting depth for an extra pacer or pick Krunal Pandya or Krishnappa Gowtham?

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-498365" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Krunal-Pandya-fifty.jpg" alt="Krunal Pandya fifty" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-498365" class="wp-caption-text">Krunal Pandya fifty. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Several cricket pundits keep talking about batting depth. As a matter of fact, one of the major reasons behind England&#8217;s success in limited-overs is their batting depth. Now taking about India, this has always been something which had mixed opinions.

Generally, when you have someone like Ravindra Jadeja in the side, the issue of batting depth is sorted. However, without him what does India do? Do they pick a batting all-rounder or pick a proper pacer instead? As mentioned earlier, Deepak Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are most likely to feature in the XI with at least one proper spinner.

Thus, this leaves India with the option of playing the third pacer in the form of Saini or Sakariya or play an all-rounder like Krunal Pandya or Krishnappa Gowtham at 7. Another important point to be noted is that Hardik Pandya isn&#8217;t fully fit to bowl his full quota of overs in a game. Thus, this is going to be one of the biggest selections dilemmas for India in this series against Sri Lanka.

1) Ishan Kishan or Sanju Samson?

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-495730" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ishan-Kishan.jpg" alt="Ishan Kishan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-495730" class="wp-caption-text">Ishan Kishan. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption>

Unarguably the biggest selection dilemma is India&#8217;s wicketkeeper in this limited-overs tour. The two options are Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan. While both of them are worthy enough to don the gloves for India. Picking just one of them is going to be really difficult.

Sanju Samson has been hailed as the next big thing in Indian cricket for quite a while now. Barring consistency, he has shown everything else. Class, hitting ability, technique, you name it. However, despite getting a few opportunities for India, he never really proved his talent.

Sanju Samson has played in seven T20I games for India and has scored 83 runs at an average and strike rate of 11.86 and 118.57 respectively. Ishan Kishan in the meanwhile has played 2 T20Is and has scored 60 runs, this includes a match-winning 56 on his debut. Although Kishan has had a better time in international cricket, it isn&#8217;t going to be easy for either of them and only one of them would get a chance to feature in the XI.

It would be safe to say that India is arguably one of the best teams in the world right now. They have almost all their bases covered. So much so that several players who have consistently performed well are unable to seal a spot in India’s playing XI.
You know how good the “Men In Blue” are when they have sent a second-string side to play a series against Sri Lanka and even that team looks formidable. As India’s Test specialists are in England, the Indian selectors have picked a lot of new faces in the limited-overs squad which is all set to take on Sri Lanka this month. However, there is going to be a lot of headache with respect to India’s playing XI.
This is because the squad consists of talented cricketers and all of them would feel that they have done enough to feature in the XI. However, all the members in the squad cannot play and hence, India would have a few selection dilemmas ahead of the ODI and T20I series against the island nation.&nbsp;
<h3>Here are 5 selection dilemmas for India in the limited-overs series</h3>
<h3>5) Navdeep Saini or Chetan Sakariya?</h3>
<figure id="attachment_344853" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344853" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-344853" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Navdeep-Saini.jpg" alt="Navdeep Saini" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344853" class="wp-caption-text">Navdeep Saini. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
One of the major headaches for India ahead of the Sri Lanka series has to be their third pacer. While Deepak Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar look all set to start in the XI, who is going to accompany them? Saini or Sakariya? It is going to be really hard to choose one between the two.
Saini made his international debut in 2019 and has been fairly decent in the shorter formats of the game. The RCB pacer has picked 13 wickets in 9 T20I games at a bowling average and strike rate of 18.08 and 15.15 respectively. He has also picked 6 wickets in 7 ODI games at a bowling average and strike rate of 75.67 and 6.98 respectively.
While Sakariya hasn’t made his international debut just yet, he impressed one and all in the first half of IPL 2021. As Saini had a tough time in the ODI and T20I series against Australia in 2020, India’s management might want to try another pacer in his place. It will be interesting to see who is selected as the third pacer in the XI.
<h3>4) Persist with Kuldeep Yadav or pick Varun Chakravarthy or Rahul Chahar?</h3>
<figure id="attachment_382063" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-382063" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-382063" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kuldeep-Yadav.jpg" alt="Kuldeep Yadav" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-382063" class="wp-caption-text">Kuldeep Yadav. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Kuldeep Yadav hasn’t been in the best of form, to say the least. Of late, he has been taken to the cleaners by several batsmen from the opposition teams. What if we were to tell you that Kuldeep Yadav has gone for 211 runs in his last 30 overs in ODI cricket!
The fact that he has picked just the one wicket in his last 3 ODIs does not help his cause either. Besides, the KKR spinner last played a T20I game in early 2020. In the meanwhile, Varun Chakravarthy and Rahul Chahar have been magnificent in the last few IPL seasons.
While Rahul Chahar has been the lead spinner for the Mumbai Indians (MI) for quite a while now, Varun Chakravarthy has been an asset for KKR, so much so that he has kept Kuldeep Yadav himself out of KKR’s playing XI for the last two seasons. Thus, the picking wither of Varun or Rahul ahead of the experienced Kuldeep would be something India’s management would consider.
<h3>3) Give Manish Pandey another chance or get a debutant instead?</h3>
<figure id="attachment_389301" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-389301" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-389301" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Manish-Pandey.jpg" alt="Manish Pandey" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-389301" class="wp-caption-text">Manish Pandey. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Manish Pandey has been playing international cricket for quite a while now. Despite all the talent, he has never been able to successfully seal a spot in the Indian team. Would this prompt India pick someone else ahead of him?
The Karnataka batsman has played 21 innings in ODIs and has scored 492 runs at an average and strike rate of 35.14 and 91.96 respectively. In the 33 T20I innings in which he has played, he has scored 709 runs at an average and strike rate of 44.31 and 126.61 respectively. While these numbers seem more than just decent, he hasn’t been able to consistently score runs for India despite several opportunities.
Players like Suryakumar Yadav, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devdutt Paddikal are waiting for their opportunities. It won’t be shocking if either of them ends up getting selected ahead of the Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman. Thus, giving Manish Pandey another go is going to be one of the most debatable topics during the series.
<h3>2) Sacrifice batting depth for an extra pacer or pick Krunal Pandya or Krishnappa Gowtham?</h3>
<figure id="attachment_498365" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-498365" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-498365" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Krunal-Pandya-fifty.jpg" alt="Krunal Pandya fifty" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-498365" class="wp-caption-text">Krunal Pandya fifty. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Several cricket pundits keep talking about batting depth. As a matter of fact, one of the major reasons behind England’s success in limited-overs is their batting depth. Now taking about India, this has always been something which had mixed opinions.
Generally, when you have someone like Ravindra Jadeja in the side, the issue of batting depth is sorted. However, without him what does India do? Do they pick a batting all-rounder or pick a proper pacer instead? As mentioned earlier, Deepak Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are most likely to feature in the XI with at least one proper spinner.
Thus, this leaves India with the option of playing the third pacer in the form of Saini or Sakariya or play an all-rounder like Krunal Pandya or Krishnappa Gowtham at 7. Another important point to be noted is that Hardik Pandya isn’t fully fit to bowl his full quota of overs in a game. Thus, this is going to be one of the biggest selections dilemmas for India in this series against Sri Lanka.
<h3>1) Ishan Kishan or Sanju Samson?</h3>
<figure id="attachment_495730" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-495730" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-495730" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ishan-Kishan.jpg" alt="Ishan Kishan" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-495730" class="wp-caption-text">Ishan Kishan. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
Unarguably the biggest selection dilemma is India’s wicketkeeper in this limited-overs tour. The two options are Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan. While both of them are worthy enough to don the gloves for India. Picking just one of them is going to be really difficult.
Sanju Samson has been hailed as the next big thing in Indian cricket for quite a while now. Barring consistency, he has shown everything else. Class, hitting ability, technique, you name it. However, despite getting a few opportunities for India, he never really proved his talent.
Sanju Samson has played in seven T20I games for India and has scored 83 runs at an average and strike rate of 11.86 and 118.57 respectively. Ishan Kishan in the meanwhile has played 2 T20Is and has scored 60 runs, this includes a match-winning 56 on his debut. Although Kishan has had a better time in international cricket, it isn’t going to be easy for either of them and only one of them would get a chance to feature in the XI.

It would be safe to say that India is arguably one of the best teams in the world right now. They have almost all their bases covered. So much so that several players who have consistently performed well are unable to seal a spot in India&#8217;s playing XI.
You know how good the &#8220;Men In Blue&#8221; are when they have sent a second-string side to play a series against Sri Lanka and even that team looks formidable. As India&#8217;s Test specialists are in England, the Indian selectors have picked a lot of new faces in the limited-overs squad which is all set to take on Sri Lanka this month. However, there is going to be a lot of headache with respect to India&#8217;s playing XI.
This is because the squad consists of talented cricketers and all of them would feel that they have done enough to feature in the XI. However, all the members in the squad cannot play and hence, India would have a few selection dilemmas ahead of the ODI and T20I series against the island nation. 
<h3>Here are 5 selection dilemmas for India in the limited-overs series</h3>
<h3>5) Navdeep Saini or Chetan Sakariya?</h3>
<figure id="attachment_344853" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344853" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-344853" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Navdeep-Saini.jpg" alt="Navdeep Saini" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344853" class="wp-caption-text">Navdeep Saini. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
One of the major headaches for India ahead of the Sri Lanka series has to be their third pacer. While Deepak Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar look all set to start in the XI, who is going to accompany them? Saini or Sakariya? It is going to be really hard to choose one between the two.
Saini made his international debut in 2019 and has been fairly decent in the shorter formats of the game. The RCB pacer has picked 13 wickets in 9 T20I games at a bowling average and strike rate of 18.08 and 15.15 respectively. He has also picked 6 wickets in 7 ODI games at a bowling average and strike rate of 75.67 and 6.98 respectively.
While Sakariya hasn&#8217;t made his international debut just yet, he impressed one and all in the first half of IPL 2021. As Saini had a tough time in the ODI and T20I series against Australia in 2020, India&#8217;s management might want to try another pacer in his place. It will be interesting to see who is selected as the third pacer in the XI.
<h3>4) Persist with Kuldeep Yadav or pick Varun Chakravarthy or Rahul Chahar?</h3>
<figure id="attachment_382063" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-382063" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-382063" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kuldeep-Yadav.jpg" alt="Kuldeep Yadav" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-382063" class="wp-caption-text">Kuldeep Yadav. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Kuldeep Yadav hasn&#8217;t been in the best of form, to say the least. Of late, he has been taken to the cleaners by several batsmen from the opposition teams. What if we were to tell you that Kuldeep Yadav has gone for 211 runs in his last 30 overs in ODI cricket!
The fact that he has picked just the one wicket in his last 3 ODIs does not help his cause either. Besides, the KKR spinner last played a T20I game in early 2020. In the meanwhile, Varun Chakravarthy and Rahul Chahar have been magnificent in the last few IPL seasons.
While Rahul Chahar has been the lead spinner for the Mumbai Indians (MI) for quite a while now, Varun Chakravarthy has been an asset for KKR, so much so that he has kept Kuldeep Yadav himself out of KKR&#8217;s playing XI for the last two seasons. Thus, the picking wither of Varun or Rahul ahead of the experienced Kuldeep would be something India&#8217;s management would consider.
<h3>3) Give Manish Pandey another chance or get a debutant instead?</h3>
<figure id="attachment_389301" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-389301" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-389301" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Manish-Pandey.jpg" alt="Manish Pandey" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-389301" class="wp-caption-text">Manish Pandey. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Manish Pandey has been playing international cricket for quite a while now. Despite all the talent, he has never been able to successfully seal a spot in the Indian team. Would this prompt India pick someone else ahead of him?
The Karnataka batsman has played 21 innings in ODIs and has scored 492 runs at an average and strike rate of 35.14 and 91.96 respectively. In the 33 T20I innings in which he has played, he has scored 709 runs at an average and strike rate of 44.31 and 126.61 respectively. While these numbers seem more than just decent, he hasn&#8217;t been able to consistently score runs for India despite several opportunities.
Players like Suryakumar Yadav, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devdutt Paddikal are waiting for their opportunities. It won&#8217;t be shocking if either of them ends up getting selected ahead of the Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman. Thus, giving Manish Pandey another go is going to be one of the most debatable topics during the series.
<h3>2) Sacrifice batting depth for an extra pacer or pick Krunal Pandya or Krishnappa Gowtham?</h3>
<figure id="attachment_498365" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-498365" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-498365" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Krunal-Pandya-fifty.jpg" alt="Krunal Pandya fifty" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-498365" class="wp-caption-text">Krunal Pandya fifty. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Several cricket pundits keep talking about batting depth. As a matter of fact, one of the major reasons behind England&#8217;s success in limited-overs is their batting depth. Now taking about India, this has always been something which had mixed opinions.
Generally, when you have someone like Ravindra Jadeja in the side, the issue of batting depth is sorted. However, without him what does India do? Do they pick a batting all-rounder or pick a proper pacer instead? As mentioned earlier, Deepak Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are most likely to feature in the XI with at least one proper spinner.
Thus, this leaves India with the option of playing the third pacer in the form of Saini or Sakariya or play an all-rounder like Krunal Pandya or Krishnappa Gowtham at 7. Another important point to be noted is that Hardik Pandya isn&#8217;t fully fit to bowl his full quota of overs in a game. Thus, this is going to be one of the biggest selections dilemmas for India in this series against Sri Lanka.
<h3>1) Ishan Kishan or Sanju Samson?</h3>
<figure id="attachment_495730" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-495730" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-495730" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ishan-Kishan.jpg" alt="Ishan Kishan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-495730" class="wp-caption-text">Ishan Kishan. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
Unarguably the biggest selection dilemma is India&#8217;s wicketkeeper in this limited-overs tour. The two options are Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan. While both of them are worthy enough to don the gloves for India. Picking just one of them is going to be really difficult.
Sanju Samson has been hailed as the next big thing in Indian cricket for quite a while now. Barring consistency, he has shown everything else. Class, hitting ability, technique, you name it. However, despite getting a few opportunities for India, he never really proved his talent.
Sanju Samson has played in seven T20I games for India and has scored 83 runs at an average and strike rate of 11.86 and 118.57 respectively. Ishan Kishan in the meanwhile has played 2 T20Is and has scored 60 runs, this includes a match-winning 56 on his debut. Although Kishan has had a better time in international cricket, it isn&#8217;t going to be easy for either of them and only one of them would get a chance to feature in the XI.

Navdeep Saini or Chetan Sakariya? Ishan Kishan or Sanju Samson?Here are 5 selection dilemmas for India in the limited-overs series

Sri Lanka vs India: 5 Selection dilemmas for India in the limited-overs series

Navdeep Saini or Chetan Sakariya? Ishan Kishan or Sanju Samson? Here are 5 selection dilemmas for India in the limited-overs series