IND vs SL: Suryakumar is the captain, Pandya's game is over, 5 big players out, know the big things about Team India's selection
Team India's Sri Lanka tour will start from July 27. For this, BCCI has announced the Indian team. While many new faces will be seen on this tour, some players will also be seen making a comeback.
Team India announced for Sri Lanka tour. (Photo: AFP)
The tour of Sri Lanka will start from July 27, where first a 3-match T20 series will be played. The second T20 will be on July 28 and the third on July 30. The players have been selected for this tour and the BCCI has announced the squad. Many big things have been seen in this announcement of BCCI. Many new players have been given a chance on this tour. At the same time, BCCI has tried to solve the problem of captaincy. Let us know what big decisions the board has taken in this selection.
Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant return to ODIs
The biggest thing in the squad announced by BCCI is that Shreyas Iyer, who was facing the displeasure of the board since the ODI World Cup, has returned. He has been given a chance in the ODI team. Rishabh Pant, who was out of the team for 2 years due to a fatal accident, has returned as a wicketkeeper.
Riyan Parag gets place in ODI-T20 team
Head coach Gautam Gambhir and BCCI have taken another big decision for the Sri Lanka tour. Riyan Parag, who has been in the news among cricket experts for many days, has now been given a place in the ODI team after the T20. He has been selected for both the series, which means he can also make his ODI debut in Sri Lanka.
Pandya is no longer the vice-captain, Surya is the captain
The Sri Lanka tour has brought the worst news for Hardik Pandya. After being the vice-captain and performing brilliantly in the T20 World Cup, he was the biggest contender for the T20 team. However, now this post has also been taken away from him. Pandya will go on this tour only as a player. Suryakumar Yadav has been given the captaincy of the T20 team.
Shubman Gill is the vice-captain of the T20 and ODI team
BCCI has taken a big decision keeping the future in mind. Shubman Gill, who went on the Zimbabwe tour as captain, has been made the captain in both ODI and T20 formats.
Mukesh-Avesh out, Arshdeep-Harshit Rana got a chance
Fast bowlers Mukesh Kumar and Avesh Khan performed well on the Zimbabwe tour. Despite this, they have not been included in either of the series. At the same time, after a brilliant performance in the T20 World Cup, Arshdeep Singh has also got a place in the ODI team. Apart from this, Harshit Rana has also been included in the ODI squad.
Indian T20 team
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj
Indian ODI team
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khalil Ahmed, Harshit Rana.
India-Sri Lanka T20-ODI series schedule
Team India's Sri Lanka tour will start from July 27, where first a 3-match T20 series will be played. The second T20 will be on July 28 and the third on July 30. After this, there will also be a 3-match ODI series, which will start from August 2. The next matches of the series will be held on August 4 and August 7. The entire tour will be completed at just 2 venues. The matches of the T20 series will be played in Pallekele, while the ODI series will be held in Colombo.