Gambhir prepared a dangerous 15-member team for the Sri Lanka ODI series! Rohit is the captain, Iyer is the vice-captain, these 5 all-rounders get a chance

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|10-07-2024

Rohit Sharma: Gautam Gambhir, as the head coach of Team India, has selected a team equipped with dangerous players for the Sri Lanka tour as soon as he took charge. T20 World Cup winning captain Rohit Sharma will also make a comeback in this team from the ODI series. At the same time, Shreyas Iyer has been given the role of captain. Along with this, 5 all-rounders have been given a chance in Team India.

Rohit Sharma will return

Gambhir prepared a dangerous 15-member team for the Sri Lanka ODI series! Rohit is the captain, Iyer is the vice-captain, these 5 all-rounders will get a chance
Rohit Sharma

Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma went on vacation after winning the T20 World Cup.

However, Rohit Sharma can return to international cricket from the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Virat Kohli can also return to ODI cricket.

The Indian cricket team will play a three-match T20I series on the Sri Lanka tour and will also play a three-match ODI series. Team India will start the T20 series on July 27 and the third T20I on July 30 and the ODI series from August 2, the Sri Lanka tour will conclude on August 7.

Shreyas Iyer returns to the team

Shreyas Iyer, captain of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, can also make a comeback in Team India through the ODI series.

Before this, Shreyas Iyer played his last match in the World Cup Final 2023. Later, the BCCI dropped him from the central contract due to indiscipline.

However, he later made his way back to Team India by performing brilliantly in Ranji Cricket and Indian Premier League. In the Indian Premier League, Shreyas Iyer won the IPL trophy while captaining KKR and after KKR mentor Gambhir became the coach, he can be made the vice-captain of Team India along with returning to the team.

Five all-rounders got a chance in Team India

Five all-rounders can be given a chance in the Indian cricket team on the Sri Lanka tour. In this team, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel and Venkatesh Iyer can be given a chance in Team India's ODI team. Since, Gautam Gambhir has played the role of mentor for Kolkata Knight Riders and during this time he has seen Venkatesh Iyer playing closely. In such a situation, he can get a place in Team India

Team India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Venkatesh Iyer, Mayank Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav.

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