Thisara Perera began his stint as captain by winning the toss and electing to field first at the first ODI against India played at Dharmasala today (10). 

Team India were dealt with a bitter blow on the eve of the first ODI after all-rounder Kedar Jadhav was ruled out of the entire series with a hamstring injury. Although Washington Sundar was named in as the replacement for the 31-year-old, it is highly unlikely that the Tamil Nadu lad will feature in the playing XI in the first match at least.

Playing an ODI against Sri Lanka will also bring up the most pleasant of memories for stand-in skipper Rohit, who scored the ‘world record’ of 267 against the visitors when the last time he faced them. Having been a highly successful skipper in the Indian Premier League (IPL), it is time for the 30-year-old to transform himself into the format where it matters the most and help the team finish 2017 as No. 1 ranked team in ICC Rankings.

Whether Shikhar Dhawan will be able to play today or not isn’t quite clear yet after the left-hander was reportedly down with fever. Rahane could be chosen as the opener alongside Rohit if Dhawan fails to prove his fitness in due time.

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan/Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Manish Pandey/Kuldeep Yadav, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga, Danushka Gunathilaka, Sadeera Samarawickrama/Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera (c), Chathuranga de Silva/Sachith Pathirana/Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dhananjaya, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep.