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Team India captain Rohit Sharma will play in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Earlier, many reports claimed that Rohit will not play in the ODI series in Sri Lanka due to playing cricket continuously for six months.
A report of Hindustan Times has confirmed that Rohit Sharma will be the captain of Team India in the ODI series in Sri Lanka. The first match of the T20 series will be played in Pallekele on July 27 at 7:00 pm. At the same time, the ODI series will start in Colombo from August 2. At present, none of the teams have been announced for this tour.
It is also expected that BCCI may give rest to senior players Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah of the Indian team that won the T20 World Cup last month from the Sri Lanka tour.
The Indian team recently played a 5 match T20 series against Zimbabwe. The selectors had sent a young team under the captaincy of Shubman Gill for this tour. Team India won the series 4-1.
Gautam Gambhir became the head coach of Team India few days ago. This will be Gambhir’s first assignment as the Indian coach. 42-year-old Gambhir has replaced Rahul Dravid, popularly known as The Wall. Dravid’s tenure ended after the T20 World Cup. Gambhir’s tenure will last till July 2027.
