Rahul Tripathi was drafted into the playing XI, instead of Sanju Samson, who was as of late managed out of the last two T20Is in the wake of supporting a knee injury in the series-opener in Mumbai on Tuesday. Picture: Sportzpics Top-request hitter Rahul Tripathi was on Thursday given his lady global cap, in front of India's second T20I against Sri Lanka in Pune.

Follow: India versus Sri Lanka second T20I LIVE blog In front of the match, the BCCI posted a video on their authority Twitter handle, subtitling it: "Congrats to Rahul Tripathi who is good to go to make his T20I debut for #TeamIndia". Tripathi was drafted into the playing XI, instead of Sanju Samson, who was as of late controlled out of the last two T20Is in the wake of supporting a knee injury in the series-opener in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Tripathi, 31, had accepted his lady India hit up when the Hardik Pandya-drove Men dressed in Blue ventured out to Ireland last June for two T20Is, yet Tripathi neglected to get a game there. Throughout the long term, Tripathi has secured himself as a presumed Indian hitter in the IPL, having amassed 1798 runs from 76 games. The Ranchi-conceived cricketer has addressed Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and the now-outdated Rising Pune Supergiant in the IPL.