Tripathi, who has been waiting in the wings for quite some time now, came in place of Sanju Samson. The Kerala-born wicketkeeper-batter suffered a knee injury while fielding in the first T20I at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and has been ruled out of the remainder of the series.
Having scored close to 2000 runs in 74 IPL innings, Tripathy was on the cusp of making his Team India debut. He received his maiden Indian call-up during the tour of Ireland for two T20Is last summer under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya.
Fans were extremely happy to see Tripathy in the playing XI and wished him luck for the game. Here are some reactions:
“We just think dew might come later” - India captain Hardik Pandya
Indian skipper Hardik Pandya decided to bowl first in Pune after winning the toss. Explaining his decision, the all-rounder stated that dew might play a role in the second innings.
Meanwhile, India made two changes to their playing XI. Apart from Rahul Tripathy’s inclusion, Arshdeep Singh made a comeback to the side in place of Harshal Patel.
India’s playing XI: Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul Tripathi, Hardik Pandya (c), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Sri Lanka playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, and Dilshan Madushanka.
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