5 reasons why India should experiment in the ODI series against Sri Lanka

#3 Managing the workload

Virat Kohli

Experimentation and rotation will also help some of the senior players to manage their workload a bit. The likes of Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya now play for India in all three formats of the game.

While the rotation policy which has given much needed breaks to Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja needs to be lauded, the likes of Virat Kohli need to be managed more shrewdly as he is too valuable a player to lose for India.

The pressure on Kohli has been incessant as he has been playing non-stop cricket over the last year and a half — India lost Rohit Sharma to a long-term injury last year and it was not a pleasant proposition. Rotation will thus allow the senior players to rest and help try out some of the youngsters in their places.