Suryakumar Yadav Named New T20I Captain, Shubman Gill Is Rohit Sharma’s Deputy for ODIs As India Squads Announced for Sri Lanka Tour – News18
Check out the full squad, captain, match schedule and more for India’s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka for the T20I and ODI Series. (Image: AP and AFP)
Suryakumar Yadav appointed T20I captain while Rohit Sharma returns as the ODI skipper under new deputy Shubman Gill while Sanju Samson was omitted from ODIs. Riyan Parag and Harshit Rana new faces in the 50-over format.
Riyan Parag and Harshit Rana got maiden India ODI call-ups as the BCCI on Thursday announced the much-anticipated squads for the India vs Sri Lanka white-ball tour starting July 27 with Rohit Sharma back as the ODI captain with a new deputy – Shubman Gill.
Parag’s inclusion comes at the expense of Sanju Samson, who faced the axe from the 50-over format, despite scoring a century in his the ODI that he player vs South Africa in December 2023.
The upcoming tour will be a first as Gautam Gambhir is set to begin his coaching stint with the upcoming away series and will look to begin his tenure off on a positive start.
India’s T20I Squad for Sri Lanka Tour:
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.
India’s ODI Squad for Sri Lanka Tour:
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.
Schedule
- 1st T20I – July 27, 2024 – 7 PM (IST) – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
- 2nd T20I – July 28, 2024 – 7 PM (IST) – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
- 3rd T20I – July 30, 2024 – 7 PM (IST) – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
- 1st ODI – August 2, 2024 – 2:30 PM (IST) – R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo
- 2nd ODI – August 4, 2024 – 2:30 PM (IST) – R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo
- 3rd ODI – August 4, 2024 – 2:30 PM (IST) – R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo
