The Indian cricket team is ready to take on Sri Lanka in the first match of the three-match T20 series starting today i.e. 27 July. This series will also mark the beginning of the tenure of Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir. At the same time, the mission of the 2026 T20 World Cup will also begin with this series. Sri Lanka has not been anything special for Gautam Gambhir. He was not successful here as a player in the T20 format. In such a situation, starting here as a coach is not going to be easy for him.

Gautam Gambhir will take revenge from Sri Lanka

Gautam Gambhir played 37 T20 matches as a player.

During this time, he played 2 T20 matches against Sri Lanka. But he flopped in both these matches. He played these two matches during the year 2009 and 2012. In these two matches, he could score only 19 runs with a poor average of 9.50. In one match, he was caught out after scoring 13 runs and in the other match, he was clean bowled after scoring 6 runs. In such a situation, now he has a new challenge as a coach. Which is not going to be easy. Let us tell you. Gambhir may have coaching experience, but he has become the coach of a national team for the first time. It will be interesting to see how the team performs under his coaching.

A new era of Team India will begin

Along with the new head coach, Team India will also take the field with a new captain in this match. Suryakumar Yadav is going to take charge of the T20 team from this series. At the same time, Shubman Gill has been given the responsibility of vice-captaincy. Now this new trio will take Indian cricket forward in T20. It is believed that Suryakumar Yadav will remain the captain of the T20 team till the 2026 T20 World Cup. In such a situation, this series is going to be very important for Suryakumar Yadav.

However, he has already taken charge of Team India in T20. The first match of the series between the two teams will be played in Pallekal. This match will start at 7 pm Indian time.

Indian team for T20 series against Sri Lanka:

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.

However, he has already taken charge of Team India in T20. The first match of the series between the two teams will be played in Pallekal. This match will start at 7 pm Indian time.

Indian team for T20 series against Sri Lanka:

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.