Indian Squad for Sri Lanka Tour is Ready – SKY is Captain

The India squad for Tour to Sri Lanka is ready with Suryakumar Yadav as the Captain and Shubman Gill is the Vice-Captain.

The captain has been appointed, finally! Suryakumar Yadav is leading the team in the T20Is series against Sri Lanka. Shubman Gill is chosen as the deputy or vice-captain for the three-match series.

A great news for Indian cricket fans, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are a part of the squad for ODIs. Rohit Sharma will lead the team in ODI matches, and vice-captain is the same, Shubman Gill.

Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah will be rested in the India Tour of Sri Lanka.

India Squad for T20Is

Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohd. Siraj.

India Squad for ODIs

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.

India Tour of Sri Lanka 2024 Schedule

Where is India touring in 2024? Well, the men in blue will be starting with India Tour of Sri Lanka will consists of three T20Is and three ODIs. The T20I series will take place in Pallekele, beginning on July 27th and ending on July 30th. The ODIs will be played in Colombo beginning August 2.

Here's the complete India Tour of Sri Lanka 2024 Schedule-

Why is Hardik Pandya not the Captain?

This is Gautam Gambhir's debut series as Indian cricket team head coach, and the squads chosen for the three T20Is and three ODIs are intriguing. The most significant change is that Suryakumar Yadav, not Hardik Pandya, would captain the team in the three T20Is against Sri Lanka.

So, why was Hardik Pandya, a player who played a key role in India's T20 World Cup victory, overlooked for captaincy?

Gautam Gambhir is concerned about his fitness. The talented all-rounder took an extended sabbatical following a freak ankle injury at the ODI World Cup 2023. He made a return in the IPL. That wasn't all; Pandya has already missed other events owing to injury.

Wrapping Up

With major changes in the India squad for T20Is, Men in Blue are expected to perform top-notch. The onus lies on Suryakumar Yadav, the new T20I captain and Gautam Gambhir, the new head coach.

Though, Suryakumar and Gautam’s chemistry goes back to the days of Kolkata Knight Riders. We might witness the same balance in the upcoming T20I matches, especially in the India Tour of Sri Lanka 2024.

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