Sarfaraz Khan or Shaik Rasheed could be picked as replacement for Sai Sudharsan ahead of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, according to a report by Times Of India. The report claimed that Sarfaraz has already been at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) for his fitness assessment and Rasheed has been asked to report to the facility. The 21-year-old performed well for India A in the two red-ball matches in Sri Lanka last month and that can be one of the reasons behind the selectors picking him for this series.

Sai Sudharsan was ruled out of India's upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka after failing to recover from a foot injury, according to reports. Sudharsan was the preferred option at No. 3 for the Indian cricket team in the recent past and it is possible that Devdutt Padikkal will take up that role in his absence. 

With regular top-order batter B Sai Sudharsan ruled out of the opening Test and remaining a major doubtful starter for the second Test due to a right big toe injury, Devdutt Padikkal made full use of the opportunity. He dominated the hosts bowling attack with an aggressive knock worth 164 balls and featured 18 boundaries.

Spin-bowling all-rounder Manav Suthar could go on to play a bigger role for India in the Sri Lanka series than first anticipated. His cameo with the bat against SLC XI has impressed many. When he came out to bat on Day 2, Sri Lankan spinners were on top. He did well not just to thwart that threat but also build a partnership with Padikkal. 

Mr. Consistent in domestic cricket, Devdutt Padikkal, has made a strong case for himself ahead of the start of the 2-match Test series against Sri Lanka. 

Devdutt Padikkal made the most of his time in the middle, bringing up a composed century in the warm-up.

The timing was sweet, the strokeplay even sweeter.

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Gurnoor Brar, in the final over of the second day’s play, hit 4 sixes in 5 balls. He has accumulated 36 runs from 18 balls since joining Padikkal in the middle. It would be interesting to see what sort of an approach he adopts early on Day 3.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Day 3 of the practice game between India and SLC XI. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh pant and Dhruv Jurel failed to make the opportunities count but Devdutt Parikkal, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja have done well on the practice game so far. As the play begins on Day 3, Parikkal would be keen to get to this 150 and take a big step forward towards getting the nod for the Test series opener.