India announce new captain for T20Is as they name squad for Sri Lanka series
India will travel to Sri Lanka in July-August for a white-ball tour consisting of three T20Is and ODIs each.
India have named Suryakumar Yadav as the captain of their men’s T20I team for the tour of Sri Lanka later this month with Shubman Gill named as the vice-captain of the T20I and ODI sides.
Suryakumar Yadav, the No.2 ranked India batter in the ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings, has been named as the T20I captain ahead of the Sri Lanka series.
The middle-order batter, who has played 68 T20Is, led the team against Australia and South Africa last year in the absence of key players, but has now been handed the reins of the team in the shortest format.
The T20I squad has a familiar look with several T20 World Cup stars like Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel returning after missing the Zimbabwe series.
Jasprit Bumrah has been rested from the tour while the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play the ODIs.
