India Squad Announcement for Sri Lanka Tour Live Updates: Team Likely to Be Picked Today

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Indian squad for Sri Lanka: Follow live updates from the Indian squad for the upcoming white-ball tour of Sri Lanka, starting from July 27 in Pallekele.

Indian Team For Sri Lanka Series Live Updates

Indian squad for Sri Lanka Series: As Gautam Gambhir begins his coaching stint with the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, all eyes will be on the team selection. News18 CricketNext has learnt that the official announcement will be made on Monday, July 15 or Tuesday, July 16.

It will be interesting to see who takes over the reins from Rohit Sharma in the shortest format after he retired from T20Is following the T20 World Cup triumph in the Caribbean. At the same time, there are several players in the fray to replace Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja, who also dropped out after creating history in Barbados.

While Rohit, Kohli and Jadeja will continue to play the 50-over format, it remains to be seen whether they will travel to Sri Lanka for the three ODIs, which are scheduled to be played after the three-match T20I series. Given a hectic Test calendar later this year, perhaps the trio can take a break from this short trip to the island nation.

On Sunday, a young Indian team led by Shubman Gill toured Zimbabwe and made a strong statement with a 4-1 series win in the T20I format. With Gambhir now officially announced as head coach, the former Indian opener will be at the helm of affairs starting the SL series and there could be a lot of changes in the squads, especially in the T20I squad.