NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav has been appointed as the captain of the Indian T20I team for the upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka, commencing on July 27. The announcement was made on Thursday, with Shubman Gill being named as the vice-captain for the T20 series.
In addition to the T20 series, the selectors have also announced the squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka, which will take place next month.
Rohit Sharma, the current ODI skipper, and Virat Kohli have been included in the 50-over squad. Shubman Gill will continue his role as the vice-captain for the ODI series as well.
The ODI squad features two new faces in the form of Riyan Parag and Harshit Rana. Parag, who showcased his batting prowess by scoring seven half-centuries in the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy, has earned his maiden call-up to the ODI team. Meanwhile, Harshit Rana, a promising fast bowler from Delhi, has also been included in the ODI squad.
India will play three T20Is and as many ODIs in the series. The T20I leg of the series, which will take place in Pallekele, kicks off on July 27 and concludes on July 30. The ODIs will be played in Colombo, starting August 02.
T20I Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman 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.
ODI Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman 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.
Agencies