India-Sri Lanka series: Big chance for Suryakumar Yadav, disappointment for KL Rahul

KATHMANDU, Dec. 28: BCCI has announced the Indian squad for the T20 and ODI series against Sri Lanka in January. Different captains and vice-captains have been appointed for both series.

Hardik Pandey has been made the captain and Suryakumar Yadav the vice-captain in the T20 series to be held from January 3 to 7. The players included in the T20 squad are Hardik Pandey (captain), Suryakumar Yadav (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Rituraj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Akshar Patel, Arshdeep Singh. , Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, and Mukesh Kumar.

Likewise, in the ODI series to be played from 10th to 15th January, Rohit Sharma has been made the captain and Hardik Pandya has been made the vice-captain. The players included in the ODI squad are Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel, Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Umran Malik, and Arshdeep Singh.

KL Rahul, who was the captain in the Test and ODI series with Bangladesh, has not been made captain or vice-captain in any format this time.