Sri Lanka vs India: Youngsters Will Carry Confidence Of Playing IPL Into Series, Says Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Sri Lanka vs India: India's tour vice-captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar said that the inexperienced and young players will carry the confidence of IPL into the series.

Six uncapped players in the squad might make it seem that India have come with an inexperienced group for the white-ball series against Sri Lanka but tour vice-captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar says it is not the case as the entire lot has the requisite confidence thanks to IPL. With major stars like skipper Virat Kohli and his limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma in England for an upcoming Test series, the Indian team for series against Sri Lanka is being led by opener Shikhar Dhawan and features half a dozen uncapped players. Many of them impressed in the suspended Indian Premier League and have been rewarded with their maiden India call-up. They include Devdutt Padikkal, pacer Chetan Sakaria, Nitish Rana, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Varun Chakravarthy. "We have good players and they have experience of IPL, they are young but they have experience of IPL, playing T20 for so many years and they have done well for their teams," Bhuvneshwar said on the Star Sport show 'Follow the Blues.' "So, it will be beneficial for the team that they will carry the confidence of IPL and they are young and talented, there is a good mix with the experienced players and this will be a good tour," he added. "Young players who have come for their first tour and came after doing well in IPL so if they do well here (Sri Lanka) then it will be great for their confidence," he said.