The Indian team currently on tour in Sri Lanka have been going through a series of ups and downs throughout the series. First, they were accused of being a second-string team by former World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga but were elated when they won the ODI series.
Now with the T20 series tied at 1 – 1, the Indian team is in a desperate situation. It is not about having to win the tiebreaker to claim the series anymore, it is about being able to field a full team for the final match. With Krunal Pandya testing positive for COVID19, he along with 8 other members of the squad have been placed in isolation.
Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Yuzvendra Chahal and Shikhar Dhawan are the players who have been isolated. This also means that Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shah will not be able to travel to England to join the team for the England series as well. In the 2nd T20, the Indian team went into the match with 6 bowlers as they did not have any batsmen left in the squad.
Our sources tell us that Stuart Binny is getting ready to make a comeback to the Indian team as a full-fledged all-rounder for the last match. Stuart Binny last played for India in 2015 and was not picked in the IPL draw this year. However, he still holds the record for the best bowling performance by an Indian.
Our sources also tell us that Stuart Binny has been in isolation since the start of the IPL hoping that he will be called up when the BCCI runs out of players due to COVID19 protocol. His father Roger Binny has already started making the required calls to make this official.
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