New Delhi. After T20, now ODI series will be played between Indian cricket team and Sri Lanka. The Indian team led by Suryakumar defeated the host team in the T20 series. Now it is the turn of the ODI series. However, in the ODI series, Team India will be captained not by Surya but by Rohit Sharma. Rohit will play in a series for the first time after becoming the T20 World Champion. Rohit went on a break after winning the World Cup trophy for the Indian team under his captaincy. He is refreshed and ready to lead the team in the ODI series.
The first ODI match of the series between India and Sri Lanka (IND vs SL) will be played on Friday (August 02) at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. This match will start at 2:30 pm according to Indian time. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have recently reached Sri Lanka for this series. Both the veterans have started their practice after reaching Sri Lanka. After the T20 World Cup, Rohit and Virat had said goodbye to this format. In such a situation, both were not part of Team India in the T20 series on the Sri Lanka tour.
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All three ODIs will be played in Colombo
The second ODI of the series will be played on August 4 while the third and last ODI match will be played on August 7 in Colombo. Sri Lanka is captained by Charith Asalanka. Cricket Sri Lanka has made Asalanka the captain for the ODI series after the T20. The Indian team has reached Sri Lanka under the coaching of Gautam Gambhir. India has made a great start by clean sweeping the hosts in the T20 series.
India vs Sri Lanka ODI Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khalil Ahmed, Harshit Rana.
Sri Lanka: Charith Asalanka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kamindu Mendis, Zenith Liyanage, Nishan Madushka. Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Welalage, Chamika Karunaratne, Mahesh Theekshana, Akila Dhananjaya, Dilshan Madushanka, Mathisha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 31, 2024, 19:05 IST