India Announces Squads for Sri Lanka Series

19th July 2024- India has named Suryakumar Yadav as the captain of their men’s T20I team for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, with Shubman Gill serving as the vice-captain for both the T20I and ODI sides. Rohit Sharma will lead the ODI squad, with Virat Kohli also included in the team.

T20I Squad Announced

The T20I squad for the Sri Lanka tour includes:

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

ODI Squad Announced

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

The T20 series will commence on July 27, with the team departing on July 22. This series marks a new chapter for Gautam Gambhir as the head coach of the Indian team.

Notably, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have been rested for the series, providing opportunities for other players to showcase their talents.