IND vs SL: The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the ODI and T20I squad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. The series will begin on January 3, 2023. Interestingly, Rishabh Pant has not been included in the side for both the ODI and T20I games. In the ODI format too, despite KL Rahul's presence, Hardik Pandya has been announced as the vice-captain of the ODI team.
India will host their neighbours Sri Lanka in a three-match T20I and a three-match ODI series. Apart from dropping Pant, Rahul is among the senior players to be rested for the T20I series. Rahul, whose wedding news with Athiya Shetty is doing the rounds in the town, will return to action in ODIs. But the right-handed opener will not be the vice-captain as Pandya is named as Rohit Sharma's deputy. Sharma will return to the International fold after missing an ODI and two tests against Bangladesh due to a thumb injury.
Interestingly, Suryakumar Yadav is India's vice-captain for the T20Is. Yadav was in sublime touch in the T20Is in 2022. He was the leading run-scorer in the format in 2022 and is also the No. 1 ranked T20I batter in the world.
Meanwhile, the three-match T20I series will begin on the 3rd of January, while the ODI series will start on the 10th of January
India’s squad for Sri Lanka T20Is: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar.
India’s squad for Sri Lanka ODIs: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh.
