India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 highlights: Selection meeting postponed; Gambhir to meet BCCI secretary later this week

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: Hardik Pandya is not the only one gunning for the captaincy spot in T2OIs. As per reports, Suryakumar Yadav has emerged as the dark horse to become India's T20 captain. "Hardik Pandya was India's T2O vice-captain under Rohit Sharma. He is completely fit and available for the three-match T20I series and was supposed to lead the side but there is a very strong feeling that SKY would be the potential leader not only for the Sri Lanka series but till the 2026 World Cup," a senior BCCI source told PTI. Suryakumar or Hardik, who should lead India in T20Is?

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: Fresh from winning the T20 World Cup for India, Hardik Pandya is set to make his comeback in the Sri Lanka series. According to reports, Hardik will take a break from the ODI series after the Sri Lanka T20Is. "The break from ODIs is for very personal reasons. Hardik doesn't have any fitness issue as is being floated in the media," an official told PTI. KL Rahul is expected to lead India in ODIs.

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: Before India toured Sri Lanka, ex-Under-19 skipper Dhammika Niroshana was shot dead at age 41. Shooters are still at large and Sri Lankan Police are currently investigating the tragic incident. Niroshana appeared in 12 first-class games and 8 List A matches for the Galle Cricket Club between 2001 and 2004. The late cricketer played alongside star Sri Lankan players like Angelo Mathews, Upul Tharanga, and Farveez Maharoof.

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill had decent gains in the latest ICC Men's T20I Batter Rankings update. Before meeting Sri Lanka in their away tour, India hammered Zimbabwe 4-1 in T20Is. Jaiswal jumped four places to sixth overall as the India opener is only behind top-ranked batter Travis Head and second-placed Suryakumar Yadav. Gill was the leading run-scorer in Zimbabwe. The stand-in skipper moved up 36 places to 37th after smashing 170 runs in five innings.

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: As per multiple reports, Hardik Pandya is all set to lead India in the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka starting July 27. Former skipper Rohit Sharma retired from T20 Internationals at the end of the World Cup. Hardik was Rohit's deputy in the T20 World Cup 2024. "Hardik Pandya was India's T2O vice-captain under Rohit Sharma. He is completely fit and available for the three-match T20I series and will lead the side," a source told PTI.

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: A lot has changed since then. For starters, Shikhar Dhawan, who was the captain of the side in the 2021 tour, isn't part of the team anymore. The 2021 squad was majorly a group of Indian reserves, as the main team was in England for the Test series. At that point, Rahul Dravid traveled with the squad in Sri Lanka as a makeshift coach. Now, Dravid has departed with a T20 World Cup trophy to make way for Gautam Gambhir ahead of the series!

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: Abhishek Sharma might get another chance in the T20Is after scoring a brilliant century on his debut tour in Zimbabwe. The left-handed batter failed to produce consistent performances against Zimbabwe. With senior players returning, he might not be an automatic starter but the selectors should pick him in the squad.

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: India's T20 World Cup hero Jasprit Bumrah might also expected to take a rest and miss the Sri Lanka tour to manage his workload. The premier India paceman also missed the Zimbabwe tour. Apart from him, Virat Kohli will also give a miss to the Sri Lanka series.

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: Yuzvendra Chahal is expected to miss out on the Sri Lanka tour. The leg-spinner has been in and out of the team for the past year and also warmed the bench during the T20 World Cup. With Ravi Bishnoi doing a decent job in white-ball cricket, Chahal might be shown exit doors once again.

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: Yashasvi Jaiswal might get picked in the ODI squad after his impressive performances in T20Is and Tests. He is yet to make his ODI debut but in the absence of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, he might get a chance to kickstart his 50-over career in Sri Lanka.

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: IPL-winning skipper Shreyas Iyer is expected to make a comeback in the Indian team for the ODI series. Iyer lost his BCCI central contract this year but he silenced his critics with his redemption in IPL as he led KKR to the IPL title under Gautam Gambhir's mentorship

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: It will be interesting to see whether Riyan Parag will manage to retain his place in the T20I side after an underwhelming show on the Zimbabwe tour with the bat. The return of senior players will also make difficult for him to get a place.

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: According to a report in PTI, Suryakumar Yadav has emerged as the frontrunner to become the next India T20I captain. The report suggested that both Gambhir and Agarkar spoke to Pandya about this change of plan earlier this evening and explained to him that a long-term option was being finalised to ensure stability.

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: Hardik Pandya, one of the heroes of India's T20 World Cup victory, will take a break during the three-match ODI series against the island nation due to "personal reasons". The T20Is against Sri Lanka will run from July 27 to 30 in Pallekele, followed by the ODIs from August 2 to 7 in Colombo.

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: Shubman Gill led the Indian team to a 4-1 series win over Zimbabwe recently, but it is highly unlikely for him to retain the captaincy if the senior players return to the side. He is touted as the next big thing in Indian cricket, but still, there's a long way to go for him. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir would want a senior pro to take over the leadership charge in T20Is, while Shubman can be elevated to a permanent vice-captain's role.

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh are expected to return to the India's squad for the Sri Lanka series. The pace duo missed the Zimbabwe tour after the successful T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, their return might force the selectors to snub Avesh Khan and Khaleel Ahmed.

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: KL Rahul is expected to return to the Indian team, but only in the ODI format. Rohit Sharma is expected to give the Sri Lanka tour a miss, and Rahul is the top contender to lead the ODI team in his absence. The series will also kickstart India's preparations for the Champions Trophy next year.

India Squad vs Sri Lanka 2024 Live: Hardik Pandya vs Suryakumar Yadav! With Rohit Sharma's retirement from the shortest format, India need a new skipper for the T20Is, and there are two contenders for the position at the moment. Pandya, vice-captain during the T20 World Cup, at one stage, looked an automatic choice for the position but now his Mumbai Indians teammate Suryakumar Yadav has emerged as another contender.

"Hardik Pandya was India's T2O vice-captain under Rohit Sharma. He is completely fit and available for the three-match T20I series and was supposed to lead the side but there is a very strong feeling that SKY would be the potential leader not only for the Sri Lanka series but till the 2026 World Cup," a senior BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

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