Hardik Pandya will lead India’s T20I squad in its first house sequence of 2023 towards Sri Lanka, the BCCI introduced on Tuesday.
This is the second consecutive sequence the place Hardik will probably be main India in T20Is in common skipper Rohit Sharma’s absence since its tour to New Zealand in November submit the T20 World Cup 2022 semifinal loss. The three-match T20I sequence begins in Mumbai on January 3, adopted by Pune and Rajkot
Rohit, who’s recovering from a thumb harm that he sustained in Bangladesh lately, will return to guide the group in ODIs when the sequence kickstarts in Guwahati on January 10. Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram will host the remaining matches within the sequence.
Mavi, Mukesh referred to as up for T20Is; Pant omitted
Uttar Pradesh seamer Shivam Mavi and Bengal pacer Mukesh Kumar acquired their maiden T20I call-ups. Last Friday, the uncapped duo bagged big contracts within the IPL 2023 mini-auction. While Mavi was signed up by defending champion Gujarat Titans for INR 6 crore, Mukesh Kumar was bought to Delhi Capitals for INR 5.5 crore.
Ruturaj Gaikwad has additionally marked his return to the aspect after a prolific run within the home T20 and one-day tournaments.
Rishabh Pant, who was India’s vice-captain in T20Is through the current tour to New Zealand, was omitted from the 16-member squad. In Pant’s absence, Suryakumar Yadav has been elevated as Hardik’s deputy.
Senior India batters KL Rahul and Virat Kohli have additionally opted out of the T20I sequence. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India’s main wicket-taker in T20Is this yr, was additionally dropped from the squad as kids Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik are anticipated to shoulder the accountability.
Dhawan, Pant omitted from ODIs; Shami returns
In an necessary growth, senior India opener Shikhar Dhawan was dropped from the ODI squad after a lean streak of runs in current sequence. Dhawan had led India’s second-string squads towards South Africa and New Zealand in late 2022 however didn’t ship in his main function on the prime of the order.
While Rahul and Kohli will return alongside Rohit within the ODIs, seamer Mohammed Shami can even make his comeback after a shoulder harm that he suffered in early December.
FULL SQUAD
India squad for Sri Lanka T20Is: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar.
India squad for Sri Lanka ODIs: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh.
India vs Sri Lanka T20I sequence schedule:
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1st T20I (Jan 3, Mumbai) - ⦿
2nd T20I (Jan 5, Pune) - ⦿
third T20I (Jan 7, Rajkot)
India vs Sri Lanka ODI sequence schedule:
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1st ODI (Jan 10, Guwahati) - ⦿
2nd ODI (Jan 12, Kolkata) - ⦿
third ODI (Jan 15; Thiruvananthapurm)