Why is Priyansh Arya Not Playing Today in IND-A vs SL-A?

The Tri Nation A series in Sri Lanka is underway, with Sri Lanka A, Afghanistan A, and India A playing each other in a 50-over format. As of now, this series has tested the players to their fullest in all departments of the game. India A has been playing the series with a star-studded young players who will be the future of the Indian Cricket Team.

India A is currently playing their 3rd match of the series against Sri Lanka A, where the game is a do-or-die for them after a rain-affected loss in the last match. While they didn't change their Playing XI in a couple of matches, but during the 3rd match against Sri Lanka A, the skipper made a few changes, which made Priyansh Arya out of the playing side.

Why is Priyansh Arya Not Playing Today?

Priyansh Arya, who is considered to be one of the best batsmen in India, in the future has been missing out from the playing XI in the IND-A vs SL-A. The reason behind Arya's absence is clearly due to his poor form in the recent matches and new team combinations going into this important clash of the series.

Generally, Priyansh Arya opens the batting, but this time, young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi is opening with Prabhsimran Singh, which forced Priyansh to bat at No. 3, which is not a suitable batting position according to his game style. In the 1st match, Arya played a run-a-ball innings of 32 runs, and in 2nd match, he only managed to score 8 runs. Considering his poor form in the series, management has decided to drop him in the do-or-die match of IND-A vs SL-A.

Who is Priyansh Arya Replacement in IND-A vs SL-A?

The batting all-rounder from Haryana, Nishant Sindhu, has been playing as Priyansh Arya replacement in IND-A vs SL-A. However, he is not a like-for-like replacement, but he will be batting down the order, which has pushed Ruturaj Gaikwad's batting position to No. 3. Nishant Sidhu is a handy left-hand batter who also bowls left-arm orthodox in the middle, who can be crucial on the Sri Lankan pitches. It will be interesting to see how Nishant Sindhu will be playing in this crucial fixture.