The
All
India
Senior
Selection
Committee
on
Tuesday
(December
27)
announced
India’s
squads
for
the
upcoming
white-ball
home
series
against
Sri
Lanka
to
be
held
in
January
2023.
The
tour
comprises
three
T20Is
and
as
many
ODIs.
Virat
Kohli
and
Pant
were
the
notable
absentees
from
the
squads
lists
for
the
upcoming
series.
While
there
were
hints
of
Kohli
being
given
rest
days
ahead
of
the
selection,
Pant’s
exclusion
has
sparked
a
debate.
Ishan
Kishan
and
Sanju
Samson
have
been
named
in
the
T20I
squad
as
the
two
wicketkeepers
for
the
Indian
team
that
will
be
led
by
Hardik
Pandya.
Meanwhile,
Kishan
is
the
only
specialist
wicketkeeper
named
in
the
ODI
squad
that
will
be
led
by
Rohit
Sharma.
India
vs
Sri
Lanka:
Hardik
Pandya
to
lead
T20I
side;
Rohit
Sharma
returns
in
ODIs;
Dhawan
dropped
KL
Rahul,
who
is
also
not
part
for
the
T20I
squad,
will
return
for
the
ODIs
and
is
expected
to
be
the
second
wicketkeeper
in
the
50-over
squad.
Pant
has
had
an
average
2022
when
it
comes
to
white-ball
cricket,
but
the
wicketkeeper-batter
has
been
the
best
for
Team
India
in
the
longest
format,
ending
the
year
as
the
top
run-getter
for
the
country.
The
25-year-old
scored
680
runs
including
two
hundreds
at
an
average
of
61.81
in
7
Tests
across
12
innings.
But
his
numbers
in
white
ball
especially
in
T20Is
has
often
been
up
for
debate.
He
was
recently
rested
from
the
ODI
series
against
Bangladesh,
but
returned
for
the
Test
series,
where
he
played
a
starring
role.
But,
the
fans
feel
he
has
been
dropped
from
the
white
ball
squads.
Rishabh
Pant
white-ball
performance
in
2022:
Mixed
year
for
Indian
wicketkeeper-batter
in
ODIs
and
T20Is
Is
Rishabh
Pant
dropped
or
rested
for
SL
series?
While
fans
have
specualted
about
Pant’s
exclusion
from
the
T20I
and
ODI
squads
for
the
Sri
Lanka
series,
a
report
from
ESPN
Cricinfo
states
the
reason
why
the
wicketkeeper-batter
was
not
included
in
the
squad.
The
report
states
that
Pant
has
been
sent
to
the
National
Cricket
Academy
(NCA)
for
strength
and
conditioning
before
the
Test
series
against
Australia.
The
report
further
added
that
Pant
was
given
a
break
as
part
of
workload
management,
having
played
44
international
matches
in
2022.
So,
from
that
report
it
is
clear
that
Pant
has
been
rested
and
not
dropped
from
the
squad
for
the
white-ball
series
against
Sri
Lanka.
There
is
also
a
chance
of
the
wicketkeeper
batter
missing
part
of
the
white-ball
series
against
New
Zealand.
India
will
play
three
T20Is
followed
by
three
ODIs
against
Sri
Lanka
from
January
3
to
January
15.
The
Men
in
Blue
will
continue
their
home
season
with
six
white
ball
games
against
New
Zealand
before
the
four-match
Test
series
against
Australia.
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