Cricket News Desk. Gautam Gambhir has finally selected his first team after taking over as the head coach of the Indian cricket team. Team India was announced on the night of July 18 for the T20 series against Sri Lanka starting on July 27 and the ODI series thereafter. Gautam Gambhir's mark was seen in the team selection, as soon as he came, he removed Hardik Pandya from the captaincy and made Suryakumar the new captain, when it seemed that Pandya would take over the captaincy after Rohit Sharma's retirement. ODI captains Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have declared themselves available for the 50-over series against the same team next month. Let's take a look at the four big things of this team selection…

Hardik's leadership is over.
Gautam Gambhir trusting Suryakumar Yadav is not a surprise, but the worrying thing is that Hardik Pandya has been kept out of any kind of leadership role. Pandya has been removed from the vice-captain position of the T20 World Champion team and now Shubman Gill has been made the vice-captain in both white-ball formats. Pandya was also the vice-captain in the 2023 50-over World Cup before the injury and Shubman Gill has been appointed vice-captain in both formats, now it is clear that the selection committee and especially Gambhir will consider Gill as the vice-captain. I want to prepare him as the captain in all formats for India from now on.

Big promotion for Shubhman Gill
Shubman Gill, who was not even part of the team for the T20 World Cup that ended last month, was suddenly made the vice-captain of the team. It seems that Gambhir has his eyes set on the 2027 World Cup and has voted for Gill as the future captain. With Rohit 37 and Suryakumar 33, Gambhir wants to create a new leadership from now on.

Abhishek, Kuldeep and Gaikwad are out
Kuldeep Yadav, who played a key role in India's 2024 T20 World Cup win, has been dropped from the T20 squad. Kuldeep's workload management could be a big reason behind his inclusion in the ODI squad. Gambhir has expressed confidence in his former Lucknow Super Giants teammate young Ravi Bishnoi. Abhishek Sharma, who scored a 46-ball T20 century on the Zimbabwe tour, could not make it to the squad as there is no place for him at number three, where the captain himself will bat. Similarly, Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad also did not find a place in the squad. Riyan Parag has been included in both the teams.

Gambhir's support to two KKR stars
Shreyas Iyer's exile, who came under the radar of BCCI for not playing in the red ball format, is over. Iyer has returned to the national team for the first time after being freed from the central contract. Gambhir's trust in Shreyas Iyer is also not surprising, as the two together led KKR to their third IPL title in 2024. Delhi fast bowlers Harshit Rana (ODI) and Rinku Singh (T20), who played an important role in KKR's title, are also part of Gambhir's first Indian team.