New Delhi. Everyone’s eyes are on the Indian cricket team’s Sri Lanka tour. Team India has arrived on its first foreign tour with new coach Gautam Gambhir. Suryakumar Yadav has been made the captain of the team. A 15-member T20 team has been selected against Sri Lanka, out of which 7 players will play in Sri Lanka for the first time. Team India is being considered a contender for victory but the mistake of underestimating the host team cannot be made.
The 3-match T20 series between India and Sri Lanka is going to start from Saturday, July 27. All three matches will be played in Pallekele. According to Indian time, this match will start at 7 pm. Captain Suryakumar Yadav and new coach Gautam Gambhir will decide which players will be in Team India’s playing eleven. There are 7 Indian players on this tour who will play against Sri Lanka for the first time at their home.
7 players will play T20 for the first time in Sri Lanka
Indian team’s young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal will be playing T20 for the first time in Sri Lanka. So far, this batsman has performed brilliantly. Rinku Singh, who is adept at hitting sixes in the lower order for India, will also be playing T20 for the first time on Sri Lankan soil. One player is being discussed the most after being selected in this series. Riyan Parag is the batsman on whom everyone’s eyes are fixed. From the coach to the captain, everyone has talked about this player.
All-rounder Shivam Dubey has returned to Team India. He was rewarded for his good performance before the ICC T20 World Cup. Now he is ready to show his strength on the tour of Sri Lanka. Another player Khalil Ahmed has also returned to the Indian team. The selectors rewarded this bowler for his good performance in IPL and domestic cricket. Arshdeep Singh has impressed everyone with his game in the recent times. At the same time, everyone’s eyes will also be on spinner Ravi Bishnoi. This bowler, a favorite of Gautam Gambhir, will also play in Sri Lanka for the first time.
India’s T20 team
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Mohammed Siraj
Tags: India vs Sri Lanka, india vs sri lanka, Khaleel Ahmad, Rinku Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal
FIRST PUBLISHED : July 26, 2024, 19:58 IST