Chetan Sharma-led All India senior selection committee has announced the Indian squad for the upcoming three-match t20I series at home against Sri Lanka on Saturday. Chairperson of the national selection committee, former Indian cricketer Sharma chaired a virtual press conference to announce the T20I squad of the Rohit Sharma-led Team India side.
Ahead of the squad announcement, multiple reports had suggested that former Indian skipper Virat Kohli and wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant will be rested from the T20I series. Speaking at the traditional press conference on Saturday, Sharma confirmed that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to rest Kohli and Pant for the upcoming T20I series between Sri Lanka and hosts India.
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Pant and Kohli smashed half-centuries to set up India’s thrilling win by 8 runs over the West Indies in the second T20I of the three-match series. The BCCI has given Pant and Kohli a much-needed rest from international cricket.
Leaving the Indian team’s bio-bubble on Saturday, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant had left for their respective homes ahead of India’s meeting with the West Indies in the 3rd T20I at Eden Gardens. Chief selector Sharma also revealed the changes India have made in its squad for the three-match T20I series against the former world champions.
T20I squad – Rohit Sharma (C),Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Deepak Hooda, R Jadeja, Y Chahal, R Bishnoi,Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah(VC),Avesh Khan
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 19, 2022
Announcing the comeback of Jasprit Bumrah, Sharma confirmed that the star pacer will be Rohit’s deputy in the Sri Lanka series. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will also be making comeback in the squad for the Sri Lanka white-ball series. Wicketkeeper batter Sanju Samson has replaced Pant for the three-match T20I series between Sri Lanka and hosts India.
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India’s squad for the Sri Lanka T20I series:
Rohit Sharma (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Bhuvneshwar Kumar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan.
