IND vs SL: BCCI Announces India’s T20I And ODI Squads For Sri Lanka Series
Hardik Pandya will lead India’s T20I squad in its first home series of 2023 against Sri Lanka.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squads for the upcoming bilateral series against Sri Lanka, starting January 3, 2023 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Hardik Pandya has been appointed the captain of India’s T20I side as Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli won’t feature in the three-match T20I series against the Islanders.
However, the troika has returned to the team for a three-match ODI series, which saw Shikhar Dhawan missing out from the squad. Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan have retained their place in ODIs.
Notably, Rishabh Pant hasn’t been added in either squad. Ishan Kishan will don the wicket-keeping gloves in T20Is while he has been added as a backup wicket-keeper batter to KL Rahul in ODIs.
Shivam Mavi and Mukesh Kumar have earned their maiden call-up and will be a part of India’s T20I squad. Axar Patel and Washington Sundar are the spin-bowling all-rounders in the T20I squad while Yuzvendra Chahal has been added as specialist spinners.
India’s T20I squad:
Hardik Pandya (c), Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson(wk), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar
India’s ODI Squad:
Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wk), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh
