Team India may be announced soon for the series against Sri Lanka. A new update related to Team India has come out. According to a report, Rohit Sharma may be seen playing the ODI series on the Sri Lanka tour. If this happens, he will also be seen handling the captaincy in this series. Rohit is likely to play the ODI series in Sri Lanka as India will not play many ODIs before the Champions Trophy in February-March next year.
Senior players were given a break
After becoming the champion, the players of Team India celebrated a lot and then the senior players were given a break. Due to this, many big players including Rohit did not appear in the Zimbabwe series and it was expected that Rohit would not be seen in the ODI against Sri Lanka. However, now this can change.
Rohit Sharma will play in the ODI series against Sri Lanka
Recently there were reports that Team India's new head coach Gautam Gambhir wants the senior players to take part in the ODI series against Sri Lanka, as after this there will be another long break. However, now there are indications that regular captain Rohit Sharma may return. Rohit last participated in the T20 World Cup 2024 and since then he is on a break. The Champions Trophy is to be held next year and before that Team India is not going to play many matches. Due to this, Rohit may decide to play the Sri Lanka series.
Rohit is spending holidays with family
Rohit Sharma is spending holidays with his family. He visited the UK with his wife and daughter just after winning the T20 World Cup. However, Rohit has not yet confirmed whether he will play in the ODI series against Sri Lanka or not. But, it is believed that he will soon inform the BCCI about his availability.
Serious meeting regarding team selection
BCCI secretary Jay Shah is also present in the meeting being chaired by Ajit Agarkar regarding the selection of Team India for the Sri Lanka tour. New head coach Gautam Gambhir participated online from his home. It is being said that Gambhir has discussed with the selectors several times regarding the selection of players.
Rahul and Iyer return, Virat and Bumrah will get rest!
If reports are to be believed, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer may return for the Sri Lanka tour. While Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah will be rested. If Rohit Sharma returns for the ODI series, then it is clear that KL Rahul will not be seen captaining the ODIs on the Sri Lanka tour. The ODI series between India and Sri Lanka will start from August 2. Before that, the T20 series will be played from July 27, in which there is talk of making Suryakumar Yadav the captain.