Team India has reached Sri Lanka to play ODI and T20 series. There have been many changes in Team India this time, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will not be in the T20 series, apart from this the team coach is Gautam Gambhir. The captain of the T20 team is not Hardik Pandya but Suryakumar Yadav. Team India is going to play the first T20 series on this tour.
Rohit-Virat will return!
While on one hand Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are returning to the ODI series for this tour after the T20 World Cup 2024, on the other hand, Team India's most dangerous bowler Jasprit Bumrah is neither in the ODI nor T20 team for this tour. Regarding this, the new head coach of the team Gautam Gambhir made a big statement during the press conference.
Why was Bumrah given rest?
Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the Sri Lanka tour, while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned to the team. After which the question arose in the minds of the fans that why Bumrah has been kept out of the team. Regarding this, new head coach Gautam Gambhir said during the press conference that, “Jasprit Bumrah is a bowler whom everyone wants in their team.” Workload management is very important for such a bowler. Therefore, we want to keep Bumrah fresh for most of the matches and we want to do this for all the fast bowlers.
Great performance in T20 World Cup 2024
Jasprit Bumrah performed brilliantly in the T20 World Cup 2024. Bumrah played an important role in making Team India the champion on the basis of his bowling. Bumrah took 15 wickets in this tournament. Bumrah is on a break after the T20 World Cup 2024.