by Rex ClementineIndia will send a second string team to Sri Lanka later this month for a six-match bilateral series. India must be confident of winning in Sri Lanka even with a second string side. For example, their main team whitewashed Sri Lanka 5-0 in ODIs when they toured here in 2017 and the following year at the Nidahas Trophy, they sent a second string team and won the competition where Sri Lanka even failed to make it to the finals. Board of Control for Cricket in India has been extremely generous in helping out Sri Lanka coming in for hastily arranged series previously to bail out SLC that was feeling the pinch. At the moment Sri Lanka are languishing last at 13th position.

Source: The Nation June 12, 2021 00:45 UTC