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India Announce Galle Test XI, Sarfaraz Khan Left Out

India Announce Galle Test XI, Sarfaraz Khan Left Out
No Sarfaraz Khan as India announce Playing XI for Galle Test vs Sri Lanka · firstpost.com

India and Sri Lanka are playing a cricket Test match in Galle, which is a city in Sri Lanka.

Before the match, the Indian team had to decide which eleven players would play.

A batter named Sarfaraz Khan was hoping to be picked.

He had joined the team because another player, Sai Sudharsan, was injured.

Lots of fans wanted Sarfaraz to play.

But the team leaders chose the same eleven players from their last match.

So Sarfaraz Khan, Gurnoor Brar and Aquib Nabi did not get to play.

Dhruv Jurel got the number six batting spot instead of Sarfaraz.

India won the coin toss and chose to bat first because the pitch looked good.

The team included five bowlers - two fast bowlers and three spinners.

Key facts

Series
Two-match Test series, India vs Sri Lanka
Match
Opening Test
Venue
Galle, Sri Lanka
Toss
India won the toss and elected to bat first
India captain
Shubman Gill
Left out
Sarfaraz Khan, Gurnoor Brar and Aquib Nabi (Bumrah's replacement)
No. 6 spot
Dhruv Jurel preferred over Sarfaraz Khan
Bowling attack
Five bowlers - two fast bowlers and three spinners

Quotes

Shubman Gill

India’s Test captain and batsman

“"We're gonna bat first, looks like a good wicket and the weather also looks good, so hopefully it's gonna be a good day of cricket for us. We've gone with the same playing XI that we played the last match. We've got five bowlers, two fast bowlers and three spinners."”
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