Team India Announces Squad for Sri Lanka Tour: Rohit Sharma to Lead ODIs, Suryakumar Yadav Captains T20s
Indian Team Announced for Sri Lanka Tour
The BCCI announced the Indian team for the T-20 and ODI series against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Suryakumar Yadav has been appointed as the captain for the T-20 series.
Schedule for the T-20 and ODI Series
- First T-20 Match:
- Date: July 27
- Venue: Pallekele
- Time: 7:00 PM
- ODI Series Start Date:
- Date: August 2
- Venue: Colombo
Previous Tour Recap
The Indian team last toured Sri Lanka in 2021, where they played a series of 3 ODIs and 3 T-20 matches. India won the ODI series 2-1, but faced a 2-1 defeat in the T-20 series.
Indian Team for Sri Lanka Tour Announced
T-20 Team:
- Captain: Suryakumar Yadav
- Vice-Captain: Shubman Gill
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Rinku Singh
- Riyan Parag
- Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper)
- Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper)
- Hardik Pandya
- Shivam Dube
- Axar Patel
- Washington Sundar
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Arshdeep Singh
- Khaleel Ahmed
- Mohammad Siraj
ODI Team:
- Captain: Rohit Sharma
- Vice-Captain: Shubman Gill
- Virat Kohli
- KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper)
- Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper)
- Shreyas Iyer
- Shivam Dube
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mohammad Siraj
- Washington Sundar
- Arshdeep Singh
- Riyan Parag
- Axar Patel
- Khaleel Ahmed
- Harshit Rana
Key Notes:
- Rest for Bumrah: Senior player Jasprit Bumrah, who was part of the Indian team that won the T-20 World Cup last month, has been rested for the Sri Lanka tour.
- First Assignment for Coach Gambhir: Gautam Gambhir, who was appointed as the head coach of Team India just two days ago, will be taking on his first assignment with this tour. The 42-year-old Gambhir replaces Rahul Dravid, known as ‘The Wall’. Dravid’s tenure ended after the T-20 World Cup. Gambhir’s tenure will last until July 2027.
