Team India’s vice-captain was changed before the Sri Lanka series, Gambhir handed over the vice-captaincy to this player in place of Gill

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|29-07-2024

Team India: The Indian cricket team is currently on a tour of Sri Lanka. Both teams will face each other in a series of three T20 and three ODI matches. The T20 series has already started. Two matches have been played. Team India has won the first two matches.

The third match of the series will be played on July 30. However, before this match, a big news is coming out for the fans. The team's new head coach Gautam Gambhir has appointed a new vice-captain. That is, Shubman Gill has been relieved from this post. Let us know in detail which player has been given this big responsibility.

Team India's vice-captaincy taken away from Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill

Before the second T20 match played against Sri Lanka on 28th July, a bad news came out for Team India. The team's vice-captain and opening batsman Shubman Gill was ruled out of the match due to injury.

Let us tell you that he had to sit on the bench due to a neck strain problem.

In place of Gill, Sanju Samson has got a chance to play in the final-11. According to sources, Shubman Gill's injury is serious and he may be out of the last T20 match as well as the three-match ODI series. The team management can announce a new vice-captain in his place.

See the tweet here:

This stalwart will become the new vice-captain of India

Recently, Shubman Gill was ruled out of the second T20 match against Sri Lanka due to injury. Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant was the vice-captain of the Indian team in this match.

If Gill remains out like this in the upcoming matches, then Pant can be seen shouldering this responsibility.

India will enter with the intention of clean sweep

India and Sri Lanka will now face each other in the third T20 match. Pallekele is going to host it once again. The match will start on July 30 at 7 pm. Team India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will play with the intention of clean sweeping the host team.

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