new Delhi: The team for the T20 and Test series to be held between India and Sri Lanka has been announced, its most important and important thing is that the Test team is commanded by Rohit Sharma. ) in the hands of. Rohit Sharma has now become the captain of all three formats of cricket. Chief selector Chetan Sharma has announced this in a press conference.
Ever since Virat Kohli left the Test captaincy, there was a search for the captain of the Test team. Which is over now. The BCCI has now ended this search and made Rohit Sharma the captain of the Test team. Let us tell you that after Virat Kohli gave up the captaincy of the limited overs, Rohit Sharma has been made the captain of the Indian team. Where under his captaincy, the Indian team has won ODI and T20 series against West Indies.
Rohit Sharma appointed Test captain for the upcoming Sri Lanka series; Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara dropped from the Test series against Sri Lanka
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— ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2022
India tour of Sri Lanka
- 24 February – 1st T20, Lucknow
- 26 February – 2nd T20, Dharamsala
- February 27 – 3rd T20, Dharamsala
- March 4-8 – First Test, Mohali
- March 12-16 – 2nd Test, Bengaluru (Day-Night)
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The Indian Test squad against Sri Lanka is as follows:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Priyank Panchal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, KS Bharat, Ravichandran Ashwin (depending on fitness), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain) ), Mohammed Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Saurabh Kumar
Senior players Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane have been shown the way out of the Test team. Chief selector Chetan Sharma said that both have not been selected for this series, they have been given exemption to play domestic cricket.
Team India for T20 Series:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Rituraj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Mohammad Siraj, Harshal Patel, Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan
It is to be known that in the T20 series against Sri Lanka, former captain Virat Kohli and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant have been rested. At present, both the players have left the bio bubble and gone home before the third T20 against West Indies. Both these players will now directly join the team for the Test match against Sri Lanka.