Aakash Chopra

“Bhuvneshwar has taken 141 wickets in 120 ODI innings at an economy rate of 5.08 but has not represented India in the format since January 2022.”

“Shami, meanwhile, has claimed 206 wickets in 107 ODIs at an economy of 5.58, with his last appearance for India coming during last year's Champions Trophy.”

“Shami has claimed 37 wickets in Ranji Trophy.”

“After nine matches in the current WTC cycle, India occupy fifth place in the standings with four wins and four defeats, giving them a points percentage (PCT) of 48.15.”

“Sri Lanka, meanwhile, sit just below them in sixth place. They have registered one win, one loss and two draws so far, with a PCT of 41.67.”

“If we lose 2-0, we will remain at only 39 percentage points, and Sri Lanka will jump to 61 percentage points, and they will be No. 4.”

“If we win this series 2-0, we will reach 57.58 percentage points. If we do a clean sweep, we will gain a little. If we draw the series 1-1, we won't gain anything because we will be at 48.48 and Sri …”