New Delhi. The Indian team going on Sri Lanka tour has been announced. Team India will play a series for the first time under the coaching of Gautam Gambhir. Captain Rohit Sharma, who won the ICC T20 trophy along with Rahul Dravid, will also go on the Sri Lanka tour. Earlier there were reports of him taking a break from the ODI series but he agreed to play. According to the information, Gautam Gambhir wanted Rohit Sharma to lead the ODI team on the Sri Lanka tour.
The announcement of the team for the series to be played between India and Sri Lanka was eagerly awaited. Various kinds of news were coming out about it for the last two days. The team chosen by the selectors along with the new coach Gautam Gambhir has been revealed. Gautam Gambhir’s influence is completely visible on the Indian team. Hardik Pandya has been relieved from the captaincy of T20 and the command has been given to Suryakumar Yadav. Rohit Sharma will play to strengthen his preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy.
Rohit Sharma agreed with Gambhir
Rohit Sharma, who bid farewell to this format after winning the ICC T20 World Cup, had decided to take a break from the Sri Lanka tour. He had also told this to the BCCI but he is a part of the team going on the Sri Lanka tour. It is being told that Team India’s new coach Gautam Gambhir wanted captain Rohit Sharma to go on the Sri Lanka tour. If reports are to be believed, he had requested Rohit along with Virat Kohli, Jaspreet Bumrah to play the series without taking a break. Both Virat and Rohit are part of the ODI team going on the Sri Lanka tour.
Indian ODI Squad:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khalil Ahmed, Harshit Rana.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 19, 2024, 05:46 IST