Gambhir chose Nicholas Pooran’s elder brother as captain, 5-5 players from CSK-MI got a chance, Team India announced for Sri Lanka ODI series!

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|12-07-2024

Team India: Team India is currently on a Zimbabwe tour. Team India has to play 5 T20 matches on the Zimbabwe tour. Out of these 5 T20 matches, 3 matches have been played so far. Out of which the team has won 2 and lost 1. After returning from the Zimbabwe tour, Team India has to go on a Sri Lanka tour. On the Sri Lanka tour, Team India has to play a series of 3 T20 and 3 ODI matches. For which the team squad can be selected soon.

According to reports, Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir may give the captaincy of the team to the so-called elder brother of West Indies star batsman Nicholas Pooran in the ODI series to be held on the Sri Lanka tour, while 5-5 players playing for Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians in the IPL can be given a chance in the team squad.

Nicholas Pooran's elder brother KL Rahul may get the captaincy

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Team India's current captain Rohit Sharma is expected to take rest on the Sri Lanka tour. After which it is believed that Gautam Gambhir can give the opportunity of captaining the team in the ODI series to be held on the Sri Lanka tour to Nicholas Pooran's so-called elder brother KL Rahul.

KL Rahul is not only getting a chance to make a comeback for Team India after almost 6 months in the ODI series on the Sri Lanka tour, but he can also be given a chance to captain the team.

5-5 players from CSK-MI can get a chance

According to media reports, 5-5 players playing IPL cricket from Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are given a chance in the squad of Team India in the ODI series to be held on Sri Lanka tour.

Under this, it is believed that Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande and Shardul Thakur can get a chance from the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team, while Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Nehal Vadhera, Suryakumar Yadav and Arjun Tendulkar can get a chance from the Mumbai Indians (MI) team.

Probable 15-member team squad for Sri Lanka ODI series

KL Rahul (captain), Rituraj Gaikwad, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Nehal Vadhera, Suryakumar Yadav, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Axar Patel and Arjun Tendulkar

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