Senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, vice-captain for the Sri Lanka tour, is keen on helping other players in "improving their skills and mental health" during the upcoming white-ball series.

As the Virat Kohli-led side is currently on the tour of England, veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan has been shouldered with the responsibility to lead the second-string Indian team in the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka.

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"Yes, on paper, it is my role (vice-captain), but I don't think things will change. I think being a senior player my role is to do things that help other players in improving their skills and mental health," Bhuvneshwar told Star Sports show 'Cricket Connected'.

The white-ball series, comprising three ODIs and as many T20Is, will be held in Colombo from July 13 to July 25.

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. Legendary Rahul Dravid has been appointed as head coach for the tour.

"I have played against him (Rahul Dravid) and he was a part of the RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) team just when I got inducted into the team," Bhuvneshwar said.

"So, I don't have any such memories with him, but when I got to the NCA (National Cricket Academy), we did have some chats," he added.

Bhuvneshwar, who has 138 wickets from 117 ODIs, said he would look to pick Dravid's brain on management.

"...I am lucky that he (Dravid) is the coach. The young players have played under him for India A. So, we want to work under him and pick his brain and want to understand how he manages things at that level for such a long time," the right-arm pacer stated.

"Being the vice-captain of Team India is an honour and a responsibility. So, I will try to continue doing the things that I have been doing and hope our team does well on this tour," he signed off.