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BCCI announced the T20 and ODI team for the Sri Lanka tour on Thursday. Suryakumar Yadav has been given the command of the T20 team. Rohit Sharma will lead the ODI team. Virat Kohli is also included in the team.
Surya has overtaken all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the race for captaincy. Surya is likely to take over the reins till the T20 World Cup 2026. This is considered a big change after Gautam Gambhir became the head coach. Shubman Gill has been made the vice-captain. Under his leadership, India recently won the T20 series against Zimbabwe.
Rohit is the captain of ODI, Kohli will also play
Hitman Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play in the ODI series. There was speculation that Rohit and Kohli would be given rest initially, but due to Gambhir's first series as coach, both decided to be available. Let us tell you that after winning the T20 World Cup 2024, Rohit, Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja retired from T20 International cricket. Veteran all-rounder Jadeja has been rested. Shreyas Iyer has returned to the Indian team.
Fast bowler Harshit Rana has been selected in the Indian ODI team for the first time. Riyan Parag, who did not leave a special mark on the Zimbabwe tour, has got a chance again. All-rounder Shivam Dubey and Washington Sundar are in the team for both formats. Sundar was selected Player of the Series on the Zimbabwe tour. Leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has not got a chance.
India's schedule for Sri Lanka tour
1st T20 match (27 July)
Second T20 match (28 July)
3rd T20I match (30 July)
First ODI (2 August)
2nd ODI (4 August)
Third ODI (7 August)
T20 team- Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj.
ODI Team
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khalil Ahmed, Harshit Rana.
