India vs Sri Lanka: Team India announced, Suryakumar Yadav becomes T20 captain, Pandya is no longer the vice-captain

Team India has been announced for the ODI and T20 series against Sri Lanka. Before the Champions Trophy next year, Team India has to play only two ODI series, in which the first series will be played on the Sri Lanka tour.

Team India announced for Sri Lanka tour (Photo-PTI)

Team India has been announced for the Sri Lanka tour. Suryakumar Yadav has been made the T20 captain. The big news is that Hardik Pandya is no longer the vice-captain of the T20 team. Shubman Gill has been given this responsibility in his place. Shubman Gill has also been made the vice-captain of the ODI team. Talking about the ODI series, Rohit Sharma will take charge. Virat Kohli will also be seen in the ODI series. This will be Team India's first series under the coaching of head coach Gautam Gambhir.

Indian T20 team

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj

Indian ODI team

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khalil Ahmed, Harshit Rana.

Big points about Team India's selection

• Suryakumar Yadav became the captain of the T20 team, Hardik Pandya is no longer the vice-captain.
• Shubman Gill was made the vice-captain of the ODI and T20 team.
• Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play in the ODI series against Sri Lanka.
• Rishabh Pant returned to the ODI team, he was selected in both formats.
• Riyan Parag got a chance in both T20 and ODI series.
• Shreyas Iyer returned to the ODI team.
• Shivam Dubey and Arshdeep Singh get chance in T20 and ODI team.
• Harshit Rana gets chance in ODI format for the first time.
• Washington Sundar, Khalil Ahmed were selected in both ODI and T20 teams.

India-Sri Lanka T20-ODI series schedule

Team India's Sri Lanka tour will start from July 27, where first a 3-match T20 series will be played. The second T20 will be on July 28 and the third on July 30. After this, there will also be a 3-match ODI series, which will start from August 2. The next matches of the series will be held on August 4 and August 7. The entire tour will be completed at just 2 venues. The matches of the T20 series will be played in Pallekele, while the ODI series will be held in Colombo.