Overview
- Arshdeep Singh has not played the first two ODIs in Vadodara and Rajkot despite being in the squad for the three-match series.
- Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ravichandran Ashwin urged consistent selection for Arshdeep and warned that intermittent outings could leave him rusty.
- India chose a pace trio of Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna in both games, leaving the left-armer out of the XI.
- Reports attribute the decision to workload management with an eye on the T20 World Cup scheduled in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8.
- The series is level at 1-1 with the decider on January 18 in Indore, focusing attention on whether Arshdeep will be picked.