India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka highlights: Surya new T20I captain; Rohit, Kohli in ODI side; Iyer-Rahul return

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: With high-profile names set to enter the Indian squad for the Sri Lanka series, young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal might feature only in the T20Is. The Indian opener will be considered for the ODI series between India and Sri Lanka. The T20 World Cup 2024 winner had a run-fest in the Zimbabwe series.

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: After losing his national contract for missing domestic cricket, Shreyas Iyer will enter the India squad for the ODI series. Iyer guided Kolkata Knight Riders to IPL glory in the 2023 season. Gambhir was the team mentor of Knight Riders in IPL 2024. Joining Iyer in the ODI squad is KL Rahul, who will be pitted against Rishabh Pant for the first-choice keeper in the Sri Lanka series.

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee is meeting head coach Gautam Gambhir to name India's T20I and ODI squads for the Sri Lanka series. The three ODIs in Sri Lanka, beginning on August 2, are among the six ODIs that India will play before the Champions Trophy. Most of the players expected to get call-ups were a part of India's 2023 World Cup squad. The only exception will be Ishan Kishan. Rishabh Pant will replace him. Kishan was dropped from the central contracts after the India star took a break due to personal reasons.

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: According to media reports, Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma have backed Suryakumar Yadav to become India's next captain in T20Is. Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar have already informed Pandya about the final verdict. If SKY gets elected as T20I captain, the star batter will continue leading India until the T20 World Cup 2026.

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: Batting superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are expected to feature in India's squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka. According to Indian Express, the batting icons have agreed to join the ODI squad. Kohli and Rohit have played alongside new head coach Gambhir for Team India.

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: According to the latest reports, Virat Kohli also has an outside chance of returning to the Indian side for the Sri Lanka series. Kohli was expected to be rested for the entire white-ball leg of the Sri Lanka tour. With Rohit likely to resume captaincy from the Sri Lanka series, Kohli can also join the veteran opener in the ODI squad. Kohli and Rohit have retired from the T20I format.

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: As per the latest developments, Gautam Gambhir, Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee and BCCI secretary Jay Shah will kickstart the selection meeting for India’s tour of Sri Lanka at 5:30 PM. India will pick two squads for the ODI and T20I series. Gambhir-coached Team India will also have a new T20I captain for the Sri Lanka series.

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: Not long ago, Gautam Gambhir opened up about one of his biggest regrets. Gambhir wanted to promote Suryakumar Yadav into the leadership clan at KKR. Speaking to Sportskeeda, Gambhir revealed that he never managed to use SKY to the best of his abilities in the IPL."A leader's role is to identify the best potential and show it to the world. If there is one regret that I have in my seven years of captaincy, is that me and we as a team never managed to use Suryakumar Yadav to the best of potential. The reason was down to combinations," Gambhir said. Will things change at Team India?

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: What a difference three years make! When India toured Sri Lanka last for a bilateral series, Suryakumar Yadav was only a series old, and still in contention for a place in the Indian XI. Fast forward to today, he has not only been the world no.1 in T20Is, but is now among the leading names for captaincy in the shortest format.

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: There will be two squads announced today, remember. The upcoming tour consists of three T20Is, followed by three ODIs. Most of the players who were in last year’s ODI World Cup squad will make it except Ishan Kishan, who is set to be replaced by Rishabh Pant. From being a part of the Indian squad in all three formats till last year, Kishan has mysteriously fallen out of favour ever since he decided to come back from the middle of the South Africa tour earlier this year, citing personal reasons. The move reportedly was against the will of then-head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma. Moreover, he repeatedly ignored BCCI's direct instructions to feature in domestic cricket to prove his fitness.

The backlash was severe. Kishan was dropped from the central contracts. He has not been picked for any format since then. READ MORE

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: Pandya in his latest post on Instagram has spoken about his journey back to full fitness after the 2023 ODI World Cup. “Was a difficult journey after the freak 2023 WC injury but well worth the effort with the T20 WC win. The results come as long as you put in the effort. Hard work doesn’t go unnoticed. Let’s all try our best and work on our fitness,” Hardik wrote.

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: Suryakumar Yadav's first assignment as T20I captain was a home series against Australia. One was a home series against Australia from November 23 to December 3 last year. He then captained India in their three-match T20I series in South Africa, the first of which was washed out. SKY was then forced out for a lengthy period due to an injury he sustained while fielding in the third T20I. Suryakumar has henccaptained India in seven T20Is in two series.

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: No big new updates at the moment and so how about we indulge in some good ol' fashioned cricket trivia. Hardik Pandya as India captain is in the spotlight and so let's look at what he has done thus far leading the team. Pandya has captained India in 16 T20Is between June 26, 2022 and August 13, 2023.

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: Or that's what it seems judging by how 'We want captain Hardik' started trending on social media as soon as news emerged that Gambhir could prefer SKY as the T20 skipper. It is quite a turnaround for the all-rounder, considering the extent to which he was booed all around the country during the IPL. READ MORE.

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: Gambhir's childhood coach, Sanjay Bharadwaj, said that the ex-India opener has the ability to derive the best out of players. Bharadwaj is convinced that Gambhir can take India to the pinnacle. Bhardwaj also revealed that Gambhir predicted the rapid rise of Indian skipper Rohit. READ MORE.

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: Apart from the captaincy debate, there is a lot of curiosity about where the Indian team is headed with Gambhir as head coach. The former Delhi captain has always backed fast bowler Navdeep Saini to make it big but the latter hasn't really come close to India selection since July 2021. It is now reported that Gambhir is interested in getting Saini back in the team. READ MORE.

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: Gambhir, however, was part of an informal call with the BCCI officials and the selection committee on Tuesday evening regarding the roadmap ahead. It is learnt that it was during that call that Gambhir and Agarkar inclined Surya's name as a probable candidate to replace Rohit as the T20I leader. READ MORE

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: After weeks of speculation over whether KL Rahul will be India's captain for the three-match ODI series of the tour, with Hardik Pandya being rested for it, it has now emerged that Rohit Sharma could be playing in that series after all. READ MORE HERE.

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: It is between Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya. While it was long thought that Pandya was Rohit's successor as India's captain in ODIs and T20Is, the word on the streets is that the all-rounder's susceptibility to injuries has led to him falling behind in the race to Suryakumar Yadav, who has captained India the most after Pandya whenever Rohit wasn't available over the past 2 years.

India squad announcement vs Sri Lanka 2024 live updates: Well the selection meeting was washed out yesterday, if we are to use cricketing terms. It was reportedly scheduled to be held on Wednesday, now it is reportedly scheduled to be held on Thursday. Whenever it does take place, there will be some big-stakes discussions, which is probably why it is taking so long. Well, there will probably be one big-stake discussion and a lot of routine ones, with that one being who India's next T20 captain would be. Stay tuned for more updates.