Jaffer: Kishan showed why he should be in the T20 World Cup squad
Wasim Jaffer believes Kishan's varied skillset makes him an automatic pick
24/02Result
1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of India at Lucknow, Feb 24 2022
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![India]( "India")
199/2 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
137/6 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
24/02Result
1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of India at Lucknow, Feb 24 2022
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![India]( "India")
199/2 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
137/6 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
Wasim Jaffer: Expect Sri Lanka spinners to cause India problems
He thinks the visitors will pose a bigger challenge than West Indies; wants India to open with Rohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad
Ishan Kishan: Our approach is to attack the bowlers rather than wait for a bad ball
The India batter on the conditions, the batting approach and the adjustments he made to his game
Match Coverage
All Match NewsThe Ishan Kishan metric to measure the chasm between young India and Sri Lanka players
The India batter smashed 89 off 56 while Sri Lanka's youngsters had more sedate returns
Kishan, Shreyas fifties muscle India to huge win
The pair took the hosts to 199 for 2 and Sri Lanka wilted in the chase despite a half-century from Charith Asalanka
Rohit 'looking forward to playing all games' but admits managing workload will be key
"We've already seen a lot of injuries within our squad so we have got to be careful with what we do with individuals and how we rotate them"
Samson's got talent; Rohit wants him to 'maximise' it, and fast
"You need that kind of shot-making ability" at the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year, says the India captain
Hasaranga tests positive for Covid-19 again, likely to miss entire T20I series in India
SLC medical department chief: "It's not that he has got a new infection, it's just that he has not cleared the old infection, according to their (Australia's) level"
