SL v IND 2021: BCCI announce India’s squad for ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka; Shikhar Dhawan named captain

All matches will be played at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo.

By Jatin Sharma - 10 Jun, 2021

The BCCI All-India Senior Selection Committee has announced the India squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka in July. India is scheduled to play 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs on the tour which will be played from July 13- 25.

The three ODIs will be played on July 13, 16, and 18, while the three T20Is will be played on July 21, 23, and 25 all to be played in R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo.

Shikhar Dhawan has been named captain for both the series with Bhuvneshwar Kumar being named his deputy. There are many new faces in the squad with Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nitish Rana, K Gowtham, and Chetan Sakariya receiving maiden India call-up.

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Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson have been named wicketkeepers for the tour which also sees the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, and Prithvi Shaw in the batsmen’s list. Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav feature in the spin department along with Rahul Chahar, K Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Varun, and Chakravarthy

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, and Chetan Sakariya are the fast bowlers in the squad.

BCCI has also named five net bowlers in Ishan Porel, Sandeep Warrier, Arshdeep Singh, Sai Kishore, and Simarjeet Singh.

India’s squad:

Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Rana, Ishan Kishan (Wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (Wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, K Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Vice-captain), Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Chetan Sakariya

Net Bowlers: Ishan Porel, Sandeep Warrier, Arshdeep Singh, Sai Kishore, Simarjeet Singh

Schedule for India’s tour of Sri Lanka:
(All matches will be played at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo)

ODI series:

July 13- 1st ODI
July 16- 2nd ODI
July 18- 3rd ODI

T20I series:

July 21- 1st T20I
July 23- 2nd T20I
July 25- 3rd T20I

(BCCI inputs)

By Jatin Sharma - 10 Jun, 2021

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