Former India batsman VVS Laxman said that he would go with two pace bowlers and two spinners for the One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka at Colombo starting July 13.
The Shikhar Dhawan-led 20-member Indian squad is in the island nation to play three ODIs and an equal number of T20Is beginning July 21.
“I will have two fast bowlers in Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar and two spinners will be Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal,” said Laxman in a discussion on Star Sports on Monday.
“Well, it’s a very detailed squad, a 20-man squad. But I will go with Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, the No.3 batsman would be Suryakumar Yadav. At No.4 will be Sanju Samson in ODIs, No.5 will be Manish Pandey, at No.6, I will go with Hardik Pandya, No.7 Krunal Pandya,” opined Laxman.
“Only one change I would like, Hardik Pandya is bowling, so I will have him as an all-rounder, one more batsman I will add — Nitish Rana in place of Krunal. Apart from that same, because I will like to see Hardik Pandya bowl quite a few numbers of overs,” said Pathan.
India will play three-ODIs and as many T20Is against Sri Lanka.
