India's Rohit Sharma finished the three-match ODI series as the leading run-getter. The right-handed batter scored 157 runs in three games at an average of 52.33 and a strike rate of 141.44. He scored two half-centuries in the series.
Riyan Parag has played six T20Is for India. He was given the opportunity to represent the country in three games during the Zimbabwe tour and then played three more T20Is against Sri Lanka in the lead-up to the ODI series.
India will take on Sri Lanka in the three-match ODI series decider after losing a game and tying the other. Indian batsmen haven't been able to negate Sri Lanka's spin threat as despite a good start in the two matches, the middle-order has collapsed to nearly lose both of them.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma scored a quickfire 58 in the first ODI against Sri Lanka and inched closer to surpassing former skipper MS Dhoni on the list of leading run-getters in the format. Rohit has been magnificent at the top of the order since last ODI World Cup taking the aggressive approach.
The first ODI between India and Sri Lanka ended in a tie after Charith Asalanka dismissed Shivam Dube and Arshdeep Singh in the last over to deny the Rohit Sharma-led side a win.
India will take on Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the three-match series in Colombo. India's big guns including the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have all returned for the ODI series and with the Champions Trophy in mind, these three matches will be key.
Team India will be up against Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series following their 3-0 T20 series win. The series is the first one in the build-up to the Champions Trophy for India and from the last time they played the ODI format in December 2023, there are quite a few changes to the squad.
Sri Lanka have announced a 16-member squad for the three-match ODI series against India starting on Friday, August 2 in Colombo. Charith Asalanka has replaced Kusal Mendis as captain in the ODIs as well, which means that the left-hander might be the white-ball skipper going forward for Sri Lanka.
India beat Sri Lanka in a thriller as the Men in Blue sealed the series 3-0 as the hosts bottled a rather comfortable chase losing seven wickets for just 22 runs. Rinku Singh and Suryakumar Yadav got wickets before the match went to the Super Over where India sealed the victory.
India will look to seal the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka 3-0 as they take on the hosts in the finale on Tuesday, July 30 in Pallekele. Sri Lanka, especially their top-order batters, have fought hard but the middle-order collapses in the first T20Is haven't helped their cause.
Hardik Pandya was the designated vice-captain of Team India and the deputy to Rohit Sharma during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. He has more leadership experience at the international level compared to Suryakumar Yadav.
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Ramesh Mendis, Nuwan Thushara, and Ramesh Mendis will be missing the series due to the injuries sustained in the Australian tour.
The 23-year-old had a meteoric rise in the past six months as he first impressed in the IPL after being picked up by Rajasthan Royals and then went on to represent India.
Chetan Sakariya talked about his experience of playing under Rahul Dravid, and his learnings from senior members like Bhuvneshwar Kumar during the tour of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won the three-match series against a severely depleted Indian team 2-1 on Thursday night.
Along with Krunal Pandya, Gowtham and Chahal will also have to stay back in Colombo for the time being.
India lost the T20 series 1-2 after several players of the squad had to be isolated owing to Krunal's infection.
Dhawan revealed that India had the option of not playing the remaining two games after losing nine players to COVID-19 related isolation but they chose the difficult route of playing with only five specialist batsmen.
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