Sanju Samson Dropped As India Prefers Rishabh Pant For Sri Lanka T20I Clash

India opted for Rishabh Pant over Sanju Samson in the first T20I against Sri Lanka on Saturday, July 27, in Pallekele.

After being put to bat first, newly-appointed captain Suryakumar Yadav revealed that Samson, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, and Khaleel Ahmed were not included in the playing eleven.

India playing 11 for 1st T20I vs Sri Lanka: Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Riyan Parag, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj