SL vs IND: After the Zimbabwe tour, Team India will soon leave for the Sri Lanka tour (SL vs IND). Team India has to play a three-match T20I series and a three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. The first match of the tour will be played on July 27 and the tour will start with the T20 series. After this, Team India will start the ODI series from August 2.

Suryakumar Yadav may get captaincy in SL vs IND T20 series

In the T20I series starting from July 27, the captaincy of Team India can be given to Suryakumar Yadav, who plays for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. While wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant can get the role of vice-captain of Team India. Suryakumar Yadav has captained Team India before and he has played the role of captain of Team India against South Africa. He has won 5 and lost two while captaining in seven matches.

Three senior players including Hardik Pandya may be out

Team India's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya may take leave for the three T20I matches against Sri Lanka. There is news about Hardik that he has asked for leave citing personal reasons. Along with Hardik Pandya, Jaspreet Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj may also stay away from the T20 series. In such a situation, young players may get a chance in place of these players.

The first match of the T20 series will be played on July 27, the second match on July 28 and the third match on July 30. After this, the first match of the ODI series will be played on August 2, the second match on August 4 and the third match on August 7. Players like captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Jaspreet Bumrah can make a comeback in the ODI series.

Team India's playing eleven for the first T20 could be like this

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Rituraj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper, vice-captain), Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Khalil Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi.