Rohit Sharma To Captain India In Sri Lanka ODIs; Virat Kohli Takes A Huge Name: Report

Rohit Sharma is all set to play within the ODI collection in opposition to Sri Lanka and he will probably be main the facet as nicely, in line with a report by Hindustan Occasions. Earlier, there have been speculations that the trio of Rohit, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah will miss your entire tour of Sri Lanka with KL Rahul presumably changing into the ODI captain for the upcoming collection. Nevertheless, the report claims that Rohit will probably be again in motion. A brand new report in Indian Specific has claimed that Virat Kohli has made himself out there for the ODI collection in opposition to Sri Lanka. India will play simply six ODIs earlier than the Champions Trophy 2025 and the Hindustan Occasions report mentioned that it was an enormous motive behind Rohit’s involvement. The collection will even be Gautam Gambhir‘s first task as Workforce India head coach.

In the meantime, the T20I captaincy stays a subject of debate as Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav have each emerged as robust contenders. Nevertheless, media reviews consider that SKY maintain a bonus within the race because the crew administration is worried about Hardik’s health struggles.

Suryakumar Yadav has emerged because the darkish horse to grow to be India’s T20 captain until the 2026 World Cup and may simply pip high contender Hardik Pandya, whose elevation from the vice-captain’s place was being seen as a pure development up till now.

Pandya made himself out there for the shortest format video games in opposition to Sri Lanka this month nevertheless it has emerged that Suryakumar, who captained India in eight T20Is in opposition to Australia and South Africa final yr, is the popular selection of latest head coach Gautam Gambhir and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar.

It’s learnt that each Gambhir and Agarkar spoke to Pandya about this modification of plan earlier this night and defined to him {that a} long-term possibility was being finalised to make sure stability.

The T20 management position fell vacant after Rohit Sharma bid adieu to his worldwide profession within the shortest format following India’s World Cup triumph final month within the West Indies.

Pandya, one of many heroes of that victory, will take a break throughout the three-match ODI collection in opposition to the island nation attributable to “private causes”. The T20Is in opposition to Sri Lanka will run from July 27 to 30 in Pallekele, adopted by the ODIs from August 2 to 7 in Colombo.

The squad for the collection is anticipated to be introduced on Thursday.

“Hardik Pandya was India’s T20 vice-captain underneath Rohit Sharma. He’s utterly match and out there for the three-match T20I collection and was supposed to guide the facet however there’s a very robust feeling that SKY can be the potential chief not just for the Sri Lanka collection however until the 2026 World Cup,” a senior BCCI supply advised PTI on situations of anonymity.

“Hardik’s break from ODIs is for very private causes. He does not have any health problem as is being prompt within the media,” the official mentioned.

(With PTI inputs)