The Indian cricket team will tour Sri Lanka this month. Team India will play a three-match T20 and an equal number of ODI series in Sri Lanka. Gautam Gambhir's coaching career will begin with India's Sri Lanka tour. Team India will be selected under Gambhir's leadership for both the series next week.
According to reports, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul will return for the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli can also be a part of the ODI series. The BCCI secretary has already made it clear that Rohit Sharma will captain the Indian team in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
These 15 players can get a chance
The 15-member team may have three openers in the form of captain Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Rinku Singh are expected to get a chance in the middle order. Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul are likely to get a chance as wicketkeepers. Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja may be in the spin department. While Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh may be in the fast bowling department. However, it is also possible that Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah will be rested for the ODI series.
India's 15-member probable squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka –
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh.
If Rohit, Virat and Bumrah are rested then the possible 15 member team –
Shubman Gill, Rituraj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudarshan, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Khalil Ahmed, Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh.