Five Indian players who should be considered for the ODI series against Sri Lanka

#1 Manish Pandey

It will be a travesty if Manish misses out on a place in the playing XI in the series against Sri Lanka

It is safe to say that Manish Pandey has been one of the unluckiest cricketers in the last few years. He waited for his chance for a long time and when he got one, scored a match-winning century against Australia in Sydney in 2016.

Following that, he had just one below-par series against New Zealand last year and for the next series, was dropped in favour of Yuvraj Singh, who made a comeback into the Indian side.

Pandey proved a point by performing consistently in the domestic circuit and the IPL and was rewarded with a place in the Indian Champions Trophy squad. Unfortunately, he suffered a side strain and was forced to miss the tournament and the subsequent ODI series in West Indies.

Currently, he is leading India A in the triangular series in South Africa and in the five innings he played, scored 307 runs at an average of 307. With this, he has sent out a strong message to the selectors.

It will be a huge blunder on the part of the selectors if Manish Pandey misses out on a place in the "playing XI" in the series against Sri Lanka.