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Team India has been announced for the series between India and Sri Lanka. Team India has had two different captains in both ODI and T20 series. Rohit Sharma will be seen captaining in ODIs, while Suryakumar Yadav will be seen captaining in the T20 series. Apart from this, Virat Kohli is making a comeback in the ODI series.
Kohli retired from T20
Kohli announced his retirement from T20 international cricket after the T20 World Cup 2024, after which Kohli moved to London to spend time with his family. Before the announcement of Team India for the Sri Lanka tour, there were reports that Kohli would be out of this tour.
Did Kohli take this decision for Gambhir?
Before the announcement of the team, there were reports that Kohli would be rested from the tour. On the other hand, Team India's new head coach Gautam Gambhir does not want senior players to be left out of the ODI series. According to reports, Gautam Gambhir had requested Virat to play in the ODI series. After which Kohli told BCCI that he would play the ODI series against Sri Lanka after Gautam Gambhir's request, as this was Gambhir's first tour as head coach.
Gambhir will start his tenure
BCCI has already appointed Gautam Gambhir as the new head coach of Team India. Now this will be Gambhir's first series as a coach. In such a situation, Gambhir would like to start his tenure by winning both the series. Gautam is going to start preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 with the ODI series with Sri Lanka, so Gambhir wants that the senior players of Team India should not be kept out of a single ODI match.