Virat Kohli rested for T20I Series against Sri Lanka

World No. 1 batsman in T20I, Virat Kohli, who played a key role in India’s 3-0 victory over Australia in the recently-concluded T20 series, has been rested for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka so that he can start afresh in the World Cup.

Manish Pandey, who scored a magnificent hundred in the 5th ODI to guide India to a remarkable victory, has been included in the team. All-rounder Pawan Negi too found a place in the team.

India and Sri Lanka will play three T20Is.

* 1st T20I: February 9, Pune
* 2nd T20I: February 12, Ranchi
* 3rd ODI: February 14, Visakhapatnam

Team: MS Dhoni (C/WK), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pawan Negi.

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