Sri Lanka cricket is in complete crisis, they have lost six consecutive matches against India (combining Test and ODI) and are on the verge of losing the automatic qualification spot for the 2019 World Cup if they fail to win remaining two ODIs.
With the team hardly winning anything this year, fans are frustrated; bottles were thrown in the 3rd ODI against India which ultimately led to the resignation of the section committee. While Sri Lanka is rooted with problems, India is having a splendid tour, the team is dominating and several players have buffed their stats. With the series secured, India now has a chance to test the depth in their squad.
Kuldeep Yadav, who was so impressive in the West Indies, may finally get a run. Ajinkya Rahane or Manish Pandey will hope to earn a spot in the middle order.
India (possible): 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Virat Kohli (capt.), 4 KL Rahul, 5 Manish Pandey, 6 MS Dhoni (wk), 7 Hardik Pandya, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Shardul Thakur, 11 Jasprit Bumrah
Sri Lanka (possible): 1 Niroshan Dickwella (wk), 2 Danushka Gunathilaka/Dilshan Munaweera, 3 Kusal Mendis, 4 Lahiru Thirimanne, 5 Angelo Mathews, 6 Milinda Siriwardana 7 Thisara Perera 8 Akila Dananjaya, 9 Dushmantha Chameera, 10 Vishwa Fernando, 11 Lasith Malinga (capt.)