On Sunday, the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly confirmed that the Indian team  will be touring to Sri Lanka for a limited-overs bilateral series in July. Ganguly also said that top players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will not be touring to the island nation and now the question arises that who will be leading the Indians in the absence of the veterans. 

With a couple of months still to go, it is difficult to predict the Indian skipper for the Sri Lanka tour. What makes predicting even more difficult is the current situation in the world due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The team will be missing the players Kohli and Rohit because they will be playing some practice matches ahead of the five-match Test series against England. The Test series will be played after the inaugural WTC Final against New Zealand.

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Here are the two cricketers who could be leading India in the white-ball series against the Lankans:

Shikhar Dhawan

The left-handed opener, Shikhar Dhawan has led Sunrisers Hyderabad in the previous editions of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and given his experience, he could be considered for the role of the captain when India tour Sri Lanka. The 35-year old has the experience and it makes him the prime contender for being elected as the captain by the BCCI. In the IPL 2021 season, he showed good form with the bat and that would give him confidence.

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Shreyas Iyer

The Delhi Capitals captain, Shreyas Iyer was not able to lead the franchise in IPL 2021 as he has been nursing a shoulder injury and had to pull out of the lucrative T20 league. He led the Capitals to their maiden IPL final in 2020 and has grown as a leader. He would surely be considered as captain of India in the absence of Rohit and Kohli. But, a lot will depend on his fitness.