Team India Arrives in Sri Lanka for T20 Series Under New Leadership
Gautam Gambhir Debuts as Head Coach, Suryakumar Yadav Takes Helm as T20 Captain; ODI Series to Follow with Return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
Team India has reached Sri Lanka to play a 3-match T20 series. During this, new head coach Gautam Gambhir and new T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav were seen with the team.
Before leaving for Sri Lanka with the team on Monday, Gautam Gambhir held a press conference with chief selector Ajit Agarkar. As soon as the team reached Colombo, they were taken to the hotel under tight security.
The airport look of the Indian team is trending on social media. During this, coach Gautam Gambhir, captain Suryakumar Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh were seen in sports look.
The first T20 match will be played between India and Sri Lanka on 27 July. After that the ODI series will start from August 2, in which Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will join the team. Let us tell you that after the T20 World Cup, the team went on a tour of Zimbabwe, in which senior players were not included. He was on rest during this time.
When will the T20 series matches be played
First T20 - 27 July
Second T20 - 28 July
Third T20 - 30 July
When will the ODI series matches be played
First ODI - 2 August
Second ODI - 4 August
Third ODI 7 - August
Indian team for T20 series
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj.
Indian team for ODI series
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khalil Ahmed, Harshit Rana.