New DelhiGautam Gambhir will accompany the Indian team on the Sri Lanka tour as head coach. Rahul Dravid’s tenure was till the T20 World Cup 2024. Under Dravid’s guidance, India recently won the T20 World Cup title. Rohit Sharma was to be given rest for the Sri Lanka tour. But now according to a report, it is being told that Gautam Gambhir has asked Rohit to remain available. Because India has to play only 3 ODIs before the Champions Trophy.
According to Cricbuzz report, Rohit Sharma can make a comeback in the ODI series. It was told that coach Gautam Gambhir has asked senior player Rohit Sharma to make himself available for the ODI series. He can get a long break after the Sri Lanka tour. The reason behind this is that India has to play only 6 ODIs before the Champions Trophy. Against Sri Lanka this year, and against England around January next year.
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Now it will be interesting to see whether Rohit Sharma will be seen captaining the team or not. If Rohit Sharma does not captain against Sri Lanka, then KL Rahul can be given the captaincy. Because Virat Kohli and Jaspreet Bumrah are sure to be given rest.
KL Rahul has captained India on many occasions in ODI matches. So far KL Rahul has captained India in 12 ODI matches. During this time he has won 8 matches. At the same time, he has faced defeat in 4 matches. Now it remains to be seen how he performs against Sri Lanka. Let us tell you that Team India will play 3 ODIs on the Sri Lanka tour. The first ODI will be played on August 2, the second on August 4, while the third ODI will be played on August 7.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 18, 2024, 07:47 IST