No one expected the big players to return from the Indian team on the Sri Lanka tour. However, the new head coach of the team did not want to take any risk in his first series. Therefore, he cancelled the leave of everyone from Rohit Sharma to Virat Kohli and called them back. Almost all the bowlers involved in the T20 World Cup have also had to come for this tour. Among the big names, only Jasprit Bumrah has been rested. However, a bad news has come for Gambhir just before the T20 series starting on July 27. Mohammad Siraj, who wreaked havoc with his ball in the Asia Cup, has been injured.

Siraj suffered a leg injury

Mohammad Siraj was a part of the T20 World Cup 2024. He played some matches during the match to be held in America, in which he performed brilliantly. At the same time, he had bowled brilliantly in the World Cup and Asia Cup before this. Now in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, he was going to lead the Indian pace attack in Sri Lanka. However, now this will not be possible, because according to a report by RevSportz, Siraj was seen taking medical treatment during the practice session. He has been injured after the ball hit his foot and may also be out of the first T20 match against Sri Lanka to be held on July 27. Gautam Gambhir had made all the preparations to win, but he would not have thought that something like this would happen. In such a situation, this is a big setback for him along with the new captain Suryakumar Yadav and Team India in T20.

Who will replace Siraj?

Head coach Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav have gone on this tour with only three fast bowlers. Arshdeep Singh, who bowled brilliantly in the T20 World Cup along with Siraj, could have played in the first match. However, now Khalil Ahmed can be seen in the first match along with Arshdeep Singh. If we talk about Siraj's replacement, it depends on his injury. If his injury is more serious, then Mukesh Kumar and Avesh Khan, who showed amazing performance with the ball in Zimbabwe, can get a chance.

India's 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