SL vs IND: Watch Yashasvi Jaiswal Welcomes Mahesh Theekshana With A Huge Six

SL vs IND: Watch Yashasvi Jaiswal Welcomes Mahesh Theekshana With A Huge Six: The Gautam Gambhir era has begun. India are in Sri Lanka to feature in the 3-game T20I series, followed by the 3-game ODI series. Suryakumar Yadav is the new T20I captain of the side after Rohit Sharma retired from the shortest format after winning the T20 World Cup 2024. In the first T20I at Pallekele, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first. India was off to a fast start from their openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and vice-captain Shubman Gill.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma opened the innings for India in the T20 World Cup 2024. Now, both of them have retired from the format and the opening spot is up for grabs. Having seen the line-up in the T20I series vs Zimbabwe and the first T20I vs Sri Lanka, it looks like Jaiswal and Gill will open the innings for India in the shortest format.

Jaiswal in his short career has already displayed his fearless attitude and ability to take on the bowlers right from the first ball. He did that in the series vs Zimbabwe and did the same in the first T20I vs Sri Lanka. Jaiswal scored 40 runs off just 21 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes. He had an excellent strike rate of 190.48.

The most striking scene of his innings was when he smashed Maheesh Theekshana with a first-ball six on Saturday. He bowled a carrom ball to Jaiswal and he deposited it over long off for a huge six.

SL vs IND: Watch Yashasvi Jaiswal Welcomes Mahesh Theekshana With A Huge Six

Sri Lanka Playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (c), Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka

India Playing XI: Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Riyan Parag, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj