India will start a new series against Sri Lanka on 2nd November at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday with Five match one-day International (ODI ) series. As West Indies left the tournament in between this series is set up to play matches between India and Sri Lanka. This series will make Cricket fans of India delighting as two strong teams of Asia will fight with each other. As ICC World Cup 2015 is near, it is interesting to see which team is more favorite & well prepare for coming World Cup 2015. India and Sri Lanka are one of the biggest Asian giants that often fights on their hometown. Since the weather and other situations are quite similar, the series doesn’t seem to be look like a one-sided. Interestingly, you can watch Indian vs Sri Lanka 2014 ODI series live online, then you can do so by the given link at the end of the article. Starsports will be providing live streaming link to watch India vs Sri Lanka matches.
Sri Lankan Cricket Board ( SLC ) bought their players out from training camps and put them on flight to face Indians on their home ground. Sri Lankan players know that they have not got much success in India but their fielding coach Trevor Penney has just joined Lankan Team who had work with Indian Team previously is major boost for Lankan Team. India has given rest to MS Dhoni for first three games, although he may come for last two ODI , there will be challenging task for Viral Kohli as a captain of Indian Team to prove his ability as a player and as a Captain by coming out from his previous bad form and weakness. Will Virat Kohli be able to impress as a captain?
Team Squads
Official team squads of both the teams are as mentioned below
India
Virat Kohli ( Captain ) , Murali Vijay , Varun Aroan , Shikhar Dhawan, Akshar Patel , Wriddhiman saha ( wk ), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja , Mohammad Shami , Umesh Yadav , Ishant Sharma , Ajinkya Rahane ,Suresh Raina , Ambati Rayadu , Amit Mishra.
Sri Lanka
Anjelo Mathews ( C ) , Kausal Parera , Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga , Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene , Ashan Priyajan, Niroshan Dickwella ( wk ) ,Thisara Perera , Nuwan Kulasekara , Dhammika Prasad , Lahiru Gamage , Chaturanga De Silva , Seekuge Prasanna ,Suraj Randiv.
The toss will be crucial as due may cause game to turn around any side in Cuttack. As Cricket fans of India know very well that in Indian Grounds there will be heavy run score will be done by both teams so very eager to know how pace bowlers and spinners will handle such situations and confirm their entry in World Cup 2015. The clash between India and Sri Lanka is going to be an epic one as both of them have a vast experience playing against each other. India has a slight advantage as they are playing at home. On the other hand, Sri Lankan bowlers must be itching their hands to test Indian batting line-up.
With the absence of M.S.Dhoni, Indian tail end looks vulnerable. Will they survive bouncers and yorkers of Lasith Malinga. Besides that Sri Lanka has got some good spinners to test Indian middle order. On the other hand, addition of Rohit Sharma will strengthen the batting line-up. In short, India vs Sri Lanka series is going to be the nail biting. Do not miss the live matches on star sports. Indian A team has already thrashed the Sri Lankan team. You can always watch cricket online
Watch India vs Sri Lanka 2014 live online
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