Shaw, Pandya smash 6s as SLC posts more highlights of India's intra-squad match
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Players of the Indian cricket team are getting in the groove through their intra-squad match simulation ahead of the series against Sri Lanka starting Tuesday. With no practice matches scheduled, and the players have last played in May during the IPL, the Indian team are playing among themselves, and if the highlights are anything to go by, appear in phenomenal touch. Currently playing their second intra-squad match – the first one was won by Bhuvneshwar Xi against Shikhar Dhawan XI – the likes of Hardik Pandya, Prithvi Shaw, SuryakumarYadav and RuturajGaikwad got decent hit outs in the middle. Sri Lanka Cricket, on their YouTube channel, uploaded a video on their YouTube channel, capturing all the fours and sixes that were hit. The video that spanned no more than two minutes and 30 seconds featured the likes of Shaw, Pandya, Surya and others striking them clean and big.SLC also shared a video capturing all the wickets that fell. Kuldeep Yadav picked up three wickets, while NavdeepSaini and Yuzvendra Chahal bagged a couple each. Chetan Sakariya and Deepak Chahar accounted picked up one wicket, with the left-arm quick dismissing Dhawan, out caught behind. Saini's wickets included that of DevduttPadikkal and Hardik Pandya. India's six-match tour of Sri Lanka will start with the ODI series the first of which will be played on Tuesday at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. While all eyes will be on the five uncapped players – Padikkal, Sakariya, Nitish Raina, Krishnappa Gowtham and Gaikwad – since it will be interesting to see who all earn their India cap, Rahul Dravid will be the cynosure of all eyes as he takes on coaching responsibilities with the senior team for the first time.
