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The Indian team has been hit with a possible injury blow as frontline fast bowler Mohammed Siraj received medical attention ahead of the first T20I against Sri Lank a. A new in Indian cricket kicks off with this series in the Island Nation as new head coach Gautam Gambhir takes charge for the first time.
Similarly in the T20I squad, batting extraordinaire Suryakumar Yadav starts his reign as the Indian captain. Yadav replaced ODI and Test captain Rohit Sharma, who announced retirement after winning the T20 World Cup 2024. Alongside Sharma, veterans like Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja called it time from the shortest format.
Siraj receives medical attention after being hit before SL tour
Hence this tour to Sri Lanka will provide many young players with an opportunity to cement their spots in the T20I side. But before the first T20I clash, fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was hit with a ball on his leg and received medical attention as he seemed in pain, as per RevSportz.
Team India will play three T20Is and as many ODIs in the series against Sri Lanka. The T20I leg will take place in Pallekele. It kicks off on July 27th and concludes on July 30th. The ODIs will be played in Colombo, starting August 02.
T20I Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohd. Siraj.
ODI Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.
