India vs Sri Lanka: Team India to be announced soon for T20 and ODI series, reports of Virat and Rohit not playing.
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In the first series of the year 2023, Team India has to face Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan team is coming on a tour of India and a series of three T20 and three ODIs is to be played between the two. Team India is going to be announced soon for both these series and meanwhile there are reports that the captain in the T20 series against Sri Lanka Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli will not play. According to media reports, Virat Kohli has asked for rest for the series, while Rohit Sharma is not fit.
According to the report of Cricbuzz, in the meeting of the selection committee on Tuesday, the entire focus will be on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Rohit Sharma is not fully fit yet and considering his thumb injury, he needs a few more days of rest. At the same time, it is being told that Virat Kohli has asked for rest for the T20 series.
Hardik Pandya will take command
Hardik Pandya, who won the T20 series to Team India in New Zealand, will also be seen captaining against Sri Lanka. Due to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli not playing, the selectors will be able to give chance to young players. By the way, there are also reports that Ravindra Jadeja may return to the team. On the other hand, Delhi batsman Yash Dhull can get a chance in Team India. Although Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli can be seen playing in the ODI series. The ODI World Cup is to be held in 2023 itself, in view of which all the important players of the team will be seen playing the ODI series.
Will Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant also be in the team?
The question is also whether Jasprit Bumrah is fit? Can he be seen playing in one of the ODI or T20 series against Sri Lanka? By the way, the question is also about the place of Rishabh Pant. Pant has had a very poor record in the T20 format, so it will be interesting to see whether he will be dropped from the team and replaced by either Ishan Kishan or Sanju Samson? Both these players have performed amazingly in recent times.
India-Sri Lanka series schedule
The first match of the three-match T20 series will be held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from January 3. After this, the second match will be played in Pune on 5 January. The third T20 will be held on January 7 at the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium.
The ODI series will start from January 10. The first match will be played in Guwahati. The second ODI will be on January 12 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The last ODI match will be held in Thiruvananthapuram on January 15. Matches of T20 series will start at 7 pm and ODI series will start at 2 pm.