Sri Lanka: The Indian team will tour Sri Lanka at the end of this month. A series of three T20 and three ODI matches will be played between the two teams. As many young players as possible can be given a chance in this series. It is worth noting that senior players can be given rest on the Sri Lanka tour.

In the same sequence, in the upcoming ODI series, such a strong opener is returning to the team, who is considered an even more dangerous opener than Rohit Sharma. Recently, this 29-year-old batsman performed very well in IPL 2024. Let us know about him in detail.

This player will return on Sri Lanka tour

Left-handed batsman Venkatesh Iyer may return in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. This brilliant batsman played his last international match in 2022. However, after this Iyer was dropped from Team India.

He has played 2 ODIs and 9 T20 matches in his career. In this, he has scored 24 and 133 runs respectively. This cricketer from Madhya Pradesh made his international debut for Team India in the year 2021. He may return in the ODI series against Sri Lanka starting from August 1.

Created a blast with his bat in IPL 2024

The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League was quite amazing for Venkatesh Iyer. He played a total of 14 matches in IPL 2024 for Kolkata Knight Riders. In this, he scored 370 runs at an average of 46.25. During this, his strike rate was 158.80. At the same time, 4 half-century innings came out of Iyer's bat last season. Iyer's highest score during this period was 70. At the same time, he remained not out 5 times. This also includes the final match.

Gautam Gambhir will give him a chance to play in the team again

Team India's new head coach Gautam Gambhir can give more and more KKR players a chance in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Opener Venkatesh Iyer will also be included in this. It is worth noting that Gauti has seen these players closely and he knows everyone's strengths and weaknesses. Let us tell you that the Sri Lanka tour will be Gauti's first task.