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

#1 To try out new batting positions

Rahane

Though the Indian batting is really strong at the moment, some question marks remain about the batting order. Rahane for instance is too good a player to be sitting out but there is no place for him at the top if Dhawan and Rohit open. So, can he be tried once again as a middle order batsman after a good West Indies tour?

Dhoni has expressed his desire time and again to bat higher up the order. Is it possible to try Dhoni at no. 4 and then have Manish Pandey to follow after him? How can India accommodate the trio of Pandey, Kedar Jadhav and KL Rahul in the team?

Also, is it possible to play Hardik Pandya as a floater and allow him to go higher up the order at times? These questions have no concrete answers at the moment. But chopping and changing along with experimentation might produce the best results to settle these conundrums.