India vs Sri Lanka 2017: India's probable playing 11 for the third ODI

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Will Virat Kohli experiment with the playing XI in the next game?

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The left-right combination has been exceptionally successful for India

If there is one team in international cricket that can boast of the most consistent top three, then it is India.

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Both Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have been exceptional for the team at the top of the order. The left-right combination has been so consistent that Ajinkya Rahane, who is next line for the opening slot, is sitting out in spite being the Man of the Series in West Indies a couple of months back.

There is no question of replacing the opening pair.

Kohli, arguably the best ODI batsman in the world right now, walks in at the fall of the first wicket.

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Sharma, Dhawan and Kohli have already scored one half-century each in the two matches that have been played in the series. The trio will definitely bat in the same positions in the ICC ODI World Cup in 2019.

The top order is thus sorted and will not undergo any changes for the upcoming game against Sri Lanka.

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