Gautam Gambhir marked the start of the transition period in Indian team in T20Is as he held the first training session in Kandy stadium after being appointed as the new head coach. Gambhir took over from Rahul Dravid, whose tenure ended after India’s T20 World Cup 2024 win.

Not only does India has a new head coach, but a new captain as well with Suryakumar Yadav taking over leadership duties after Rohit Sharma’s retirement post T20 World Cup win.

The Indian team landed in Sri Lanka for 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs, starting on July 27 and ending on August 7. Led by Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian T20I cricket team reached Pallekele via Colombo from Mumbai on Monday.

The Indian cricketers had their first practice session of the Sri Lanka series on Tuesday under the watchful eyes of Gautam Gambhir who succeeded Rahul Dravid as the head coach. New captain Suryakumar Yadav also participated in the training.

The national selectors handed over the vice-captaincy to Shubman Gill in both T20Is and ODIs. Hardik Pandya was relieved of vice-captaincy in both formats.

BCCI and the official broadcaster of the series, Sony Sports, shared a few clips on their official X handle of the Indian cricketers reaching the stadium and entering the field for a practice session.

On the other hand, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play in the ODIs against Sri Lanka despite initially asking for rest from the tour. However, Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the entire tour of Sri Lanka.