India vs Sri Lanka 2017: 5 reasons why India should have experimented

#4 Rewarding performers in the Ranji setup

Performers need to be acknowledged

With five rounds of the ongoing Ranji season done and dusted, several players have impressed with their consistency. Many of these have been in form over the course of the last few seasons and hence this could have been an opportune moment for them to be given a taste of International cricket in familiar conditions.

Also, Sri Lanka are not high on confidence and this could have allowed these players an opportunity to express themselves at the highest stage without any inhibition.

It would also have been an endorsement of the Ranji Trophy and the value it holds in Indian cricket at the moment.