Meanwhile, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has recovered from COVID-19 and has got clearance from the BCCI medical team.
Shaw was outfoxed by the away swinger from Dushmantha Chameera as the youngster registered the unwanted score in his first appearance in the format.
Sri Lanka made three changes from the last ODI where they had managed to grab a consolation win.
News emerged in sections of the media that the Indian team management in England has asked for reinforcements after Shubman Gill returned home due to injury and pace bowler Avesh Khan got injured in the tourists' warm-up tie
Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar and Avesh Khan have been forced out from the ongoing tour. The Test eries is due to start on August 4.
Shaw's shots through the off-side -- his first four was a punch through extra cover while the second one was a cut through point -- were quite similar to what Sehwag would hit during his playing days.
India overhauled the target in 36.4 overs as they rode on Dhawan's unbeaten 86, debutant Ishan Kishan's blistering 59 and opener Prithvi Shaw's equally aggressive 43.
Shaw was dropped after an indifferent first Test in Adelaide but since then scored heavily in domestic one day competition to force his way back into the national team.
The Indian team management on June 28 through its administrative manager Girish Dongre had requisitioned for two openers as Shubman Gill's replacement.
There are big questions in the corridors of Indian cricket as to how Abhimanyu Easwaran made it to the England-bound team as a stand-by after a disastrous 2019-20 Ranji season and an equally dismal A tour of New Zealand.
There are big questions in the corridors of Indian cricket as to how Abhimanyu Easwaran made it to the England-bound team as a stand-by after a disastrous 2019-20 Ranji season and an equally dismal A tour of New Zealand.
Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw has said that Rahul Dravid's coaching experience is 'just amazing' and that his knowledge of the playing conditions is 'out of this world'.
There is speculation that Prithvi Shaw, who is on the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka, could be sent to England as a backup opener.
Shaw, who has represented India in five Tests and three ODIs, is part of the national squad in Colombo selected for the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka, starting July 13.
Dravid was also head coach of India team that won the under-19 World Cup in 2018 with Shaw as captain.
The Mumbai youngster dealt with a career hiccup after inadvertently ingesting a prohibited substance, commonly found in cough syrups.
Shaw had applied for an E-Pass but set out for Goa before it was issued. He only had a token issued against the application, the official said.
While India take on New Zealand in the much-awaited World Test Championship and England in a five-Test rubber, a new-look squad sans skipper Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Rohit Sharma will tour Sri Lanka for a white-ball series.
In the absence of big guns like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah, a limited-overs squad will be playing three T20 Internationals and as many ODIs in the Island nation
The 29 completed matches at the halfway stage of the tournament provided ample breathtaking performances to select the best XI from the season so far.
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