Top 6 Indian Players Responsible for Losing the ODI Series Against Sri Lanka

In the ODI cricket series being played between India and Sri Lanka, Team India has also lost its last match. Team India’s batting has been a flop in this entire series. The legendary batsmen could not chase the target of 230 to 250. India’s legendary batsmen failed in front of Sri Lanka’s spin bowling. Let us tell you which players were responsible for Team India’s defeat in this series.

Rohit Sharma

Team India captain Rohit Sharma’s bat performed well in this series but he failed to play a long innings. Rohit Sharma scored a total of 157 runs in 3 ODIs. He hit 2 half-centuries in this series and his strike rate was also 134.07. Rohit Sharma lost his wicket after getting set in all three matches. However, if he had stayed on the field after getting set, he could have won the match for Team India by playing an even longer innings.

Shubman Gill

Team India’s emerging star player Shubman Gill was expected to perform well in this series, but his performance was disappointing. Shubman Gill played 3 matches in this series and scored just 57 runs. Shubman Gill opened with captain Rohit Sharma but he was a complete flop and failed to play a big innings.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is a senior player in India. He is expected to perform well in any match. But Virat Kohli also appeared to be a flop in this series. Virat Kohli scored 58 runs in 3 matches against Sri Lanka. His highest individual score was 24 runs. This poor performance of Virat Kohli became one of the reasons for Team India’s defeat.

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer was selected for Team India after a long time in this series. It was expected that he would prove his selection right with his performance. But Shreyas Iyer also flopped badly in this series. Shreyas Iyer scored 38 runs in 3 matches. His strike rate was also less than 100.

KL Rahul

Team India gave KL Rahul a chance in the first 2 matches. KL Rahul also could not perform as expected. He scored only 31 runs in 2 matches. Seeing his poor performance, Rishabh Pant was included in the team in the third match but Rishabh Pant also could not show any special feat. Rishabh Pant was out after scoring just 6 runs.

Shivam Dubey

The Indian team also gave Shivam Dubey a chance in the first 2 ODIs. Shivam Dubey’s bat also remained silent in both of these matches. Shivam scored only 25 runs in 2 matches. In the third match, Riyan Parag was given a place in the playing-11 in his place. Apart from taking 3 wickets, Riyan Parag also scored 15 runs.