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The Indian team is currently on a tour of Zimbabwe for a five-match T20 series. After this, Team India has to play a three-match T20 and one ODI series against Sri Lanka. This will be Gautam Gambhir's first tour after becoming the head coach. Recently, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah had announced his appointment as the head coach. Actually, Rahul Dravid's tenure as head coach ended after the T20 World Cup 2024. Now Team India will be seen playing under the guidance of the new coach.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has changed the schedule of this tour. Actually, the T20 series was to start from July 26. However, now the BCCI has informed that the first match will be played on July 27. The Indian team can leave for this tour after 20. However, the BCCI has not yet given any official information about this. The three-match T20 series will start from July 27. The second match will be played on July 28 and the third match on July 30. Along with this, the ODI series will start from August 2, whose second and third matches will be played on August 4 and 7 respectively.
After India's victory in the T20 World Cup 2024, Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from T20 international cricket. Apart from this, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja have also retired from this format. Now the question arises that who will be given the captaincy of the team on the Sri Lanka tour in place of Hitman. According to media reports, Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul are at the forefront in the race for captaincy for this series. However, BCCI has not given any information in this regard.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma, star batsman Virat Kohli and fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah may be rested from the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in August. In such a situation, Hardik Pandya or KL Rahul can be given the captaincy on this tour. It is believed that the Indian veterans have sought leave from the BCCI.