‘Not 2nd string’: Sri Lanka Cricket ‘announces’ that Indian squad a powerful facet

The Sri Lankan cricket board launched an announcement on Friday saying that the Indian white-ball squad led by Shikhar Dhawan is a ‘strong squad’ and that it’s the newest norm to have specialist squads and specialist gamers for various codecs.
Their assertion comes after former Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga stated it’s an ‘insult’ that India have despatched a ‘second-string’ workforce for the Sri Lanka sequence, which is about to start on July 13.
In their assertion, SLC stated, “Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that despite claims by various parties… Out of the 20-member India squad, 14 players have represented India across all formats or in some form. (Test, ODI, or T20i), and not a ‘second string team,’ as claimed.”
“This is the latest norm in the cricketing world, especially the full ICC Member countries, as they maintain specialist squads and players for each format of the game,” the assertion added.
This comes shut on the heels of Ranatunga’s criticism of the Lankan board for agreeing to play the sequence. “This is a second-string Indian team and their coming here is an insult on our cricket. I blame the current administration for agreeing to play with them due to television marketing needs,” Ranatunga had informed reporters at his residence, in response to information company PTI.
With key gamers like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in England for the upcoming Test sequence, the workforce in Sri Lanka is being led by opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and options some uncapped gamers.
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India are set to play three ODIs and three T20Is towards Sri Lanka ranging from July thirteenth.