Rohit Sharma: Gautam Gambhir has selected a team equipped with dangerous players for the Sri Lanka tour as soon as he took over as the head coach of Team India. T20 World Cup winning captain Rohit Sharma will also return to this team from the ODI series. Along with this, Shreyas Iyer has been given the role of captain. Along with this, 5 all-rounders have been given a chance in Team India.
Rohit Sharma will return
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has gone on vacation after winning the T20 World Cup. However, Rohit Sharma can return to international cricket from the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Virat Kohli can also return to ODI cricket.
The Indian cricket team will play a three-match T20 series and a three-match ODI series on the Sri Lanka tour. Team India will start the T20 series on July 27, the third T20 on July 30 and the ODI series from August 2. The Sri Lanka tour will end on August 7.
Shreyas Iyer is back in the team
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer can also make a comeback in Team India through the ODI series in the Indian Premier League. Earlier, Shreyas Iyer played his last match in the World Cup Final 2023. Later, the BCCI dropped him from the central contract due to indiscipline.
However, he later returned to Team India after excellent performances in Ranji cricket and the Indian Premier League. Shreyas Iyer captained KKR in the Indian Premier League and won the IPL trophy and with the return of KKR mentor Gambhir as coach, he can also be made the vice-captain of Team India.
Five all-rounders have got a chance in Team India
Five all-rounders can be given a chance in the Indian cricket team on the Sri Lanka tour. In this team hardik pandya Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel and Venkatesh Iyer can be given a chance in Team India's ODI team. Since then Gautam Gambhir has played the role of mentor for Kolkata Knight Riders and during this time he has seen Venkatesh Iyer playing closely. In such a situation, he can get a place in Team India.
Team India : Rohit Sharma (captain), Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Venkatesh Iyer, Mayank Yadav. Jasprit Bumrah, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav.