Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 27, 2022, 11:33 PM
Team India Squad: The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) has announced Team India for the upcoming limited overs series against Sri Lanka. In the official statement issued by the BCCI, different captains and teams have been selected for the T20 and ODI series. Hardik Pandya has been made the captain for the T20 series and Rohit Sharma for the ODI series. While giving big responsibility to Suryakumar Yadav, he has been declared as the vice-captain for the T20 series. Surprisingly, Rishabh Pant will not be a part of both the series. Whereas Sanju Samson will play only in T20 series.Mukesh got place for T20 seriesTalking about the T20 squad, the captaincy of the 16-player team will be in the hands of Hardik Pandya. Ishaan Kishan and Sanju Samson will remain as wicketkeepers in this team. While Rituraj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi will play the role of batsman. Whereas Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Akshar Patel, Harshal Patel have been included in the team as all-rounders. Talking about bowling, it will be in the hands of Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi and Mukesh Kumar.Rohit returns to ODI team after injuryIf you look at the ODI team, the responsibility of this team of 16 players will be in the hands of Rohit Sharma. Whereas Hardik Pandya will be his deputy here. Apart from these two players, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Ishaan Kishan will also be a part of the team. Apart from Umran and Arshdeep in the bowlers, both Mohammad Siraj and Mohammad Shami will be seen here. While the pair of Kuldeep and Chahal will also be seen playing together.Indian team for T20I:Hardik Pandya (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Rituraj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Akshar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik , Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar.Indian team for ODIs:Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel, Mohammed Shami , Mohammad Siraj, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh.Schedule of India and Sri Lanka series:
- 3 January 2023: First T20, Mumbai
- 5 January 2023: 2nd T20, Pune
- 7 January 2023: 3rd T20, Rajkot
- 10 January 2023: 1st ODI, Guwahati
- 12 January 2023: 2nd ODI, Kolkata
- 15 January 2023: 3rd ODI, Trivandrum