The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the team for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. As reported earlier, Suryakumar Yadav has been India’s new captain. He replaced Rohit Sharma, who retired from the shortest format after the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the team for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.

Gautam Gambhir, the new head coach of the national team, wanted SKY to be a leader, as he has played with him in the past. The two shared a dressing room during their association with the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Hardik Pandya, who was the front-runner before Gambhir took over from Rahul Dravid, lost the race due to his fitness issues.

Gautam doesn’t want a captain who is unavailable for all the games due to workload management issues. Hardik was not even deemed for vice-captaincy.

Shubman Gill is the vice-captain. Gill led the Men in Blue to a 4-1 win over Zimbabwe and was rewarded for his exceptional leadership. He is the captain of Gujarat Titans in IPL.

The most shocking omission was of Abhishek Sharma, who scored a brilliant hundred in the second T20I against Zimbabwe.

Riyan Parag, who failed in the recently concluded series, has been given another chance to prove his worth.

Rishabh Pant, Hardik and Siraj have also returned to the team.

Team India’s Squad for the T20I series against Sri Lanka:

Suryakumar Yadav (C), Ꮪhubman 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