The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the squad for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma will lead the team, and Virat Kohli has agreed to play. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have been recalled.

Rohit Sharma will lead the team, and Virat Kohli has agreed to play. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have been recalled.

Earlier, there were reports of Virat and Rohit skipping the games. Still, the new head coach, Gautam Gambhir, urged the two-star players to make themselves available as there are hardly a few ODIs lined up before the Champions Trophy in 2025.

Rohit has been playing continuously for the last few months. The veteran went on a break after the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. He wanted to extend his leave before Gambhir intervened.

On the other hand, Kohli didn’t play in the five-Test series against England to be with his wife, Anushka Sharma, who gave birth to their second child, Akaay. Kihli returned to play for RCB in IPL 2024 and then took part in the World Cup in the West Indies and the United States of America.

Rahul and Iyer have returned to the team after a long time. The selectors have kept faith in Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar and a few others. Harshit Rana has been rewarded for his phenomenal bowling for KKR in IPL 2024.

Jasprit Bumrah is the only senior player whose leaves have been approved, and he will take no part against Sri Lanka.

Team India’s Squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka:

Rohit Sharma (C), Ꮪhubman 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.