Team India has to play a 3-match ODI series against Sri Lanka on their home ground from August 2 and this series is going to be very special for Indian cricket. If media reports are to be believed, the management of Team India will start preparing for the Champions Trophy 2025 to be held in the coming time through this series.

Along with this, it is also being said in media reports that the management of Team India will start preparing its exact playing eleven through the first match of this series itself. It is being heard that through this series many big players will be included in the playing eleven again.

Rohit Sharma will be the captain of Team India

The 15-member team that the BCCI management will announce for the ODI series against Sri Lanka may be captained by experienced batsman Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma has been associated with the Indian team as a captain for a long time and his performance as a captain for the Indian team has been excellent.

Rohit Sharma last captained the Indian team in ODI cricket in the Cricket World Cup 2023. The management has already made it clear that Rohit Sharma will be seen captaining the Indian team in some upcoming tournaments.

Old players may return

Many old players can be given a chance in the team that the management will announce for the ODI series against Sri Lanka. If media reports are to be believed, 2 players considered close to Gautam Gambhir will be given a chance in this series. Team India's wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer can be included in the ODI team again through the ODI series against Sri Lanka, both of them played their last ODI match against South Africa in the year 2023.

New player can get vice-captaincy

Since Rohit Sharma will no longer captain the Indian team for a long time, the management may send a new player as the vice-captain in this series. If media reports are to be believed, young batsman Shubman Gill may be appointed as the new vice-captain of Team India by the management.

Team India's probable playing 11 for the first match

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Sai Sudarshan, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan.