IND vs SL: India T20I Squad Announced for India vs Sri Lanka T20I Series. Who is India Captain?

India T20I squad for IND vs SL series: In a massive breaking news development, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced the India T20I squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka at home starting next year in January 2023. India will be starting the 2023 calendar year with 6 white-ball matches against Sri Lanka at home that includes a total of three T20Is and as many ODI matches. The IND vs SL 2023 1st T20I is scheduled to be played on 3 January, 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

IND vs SL: India T20I Squad Announced for India vs Sri Lanka T20I Series. Who is India Captain?

India have announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming IND vs SL three-match T20I series at home and the side will be led by Hardik Pandya while Suryakumar Yadav has been named the vice-captain. The major update is that senior players like Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have not been included in this team while Rishabh Pant is not part of the T20I and the ODI squad for the Sri Lanka series. The duo of Shivam Mavi and Mukesh Kumar have earned their maiden call-up to the India T20I team while Ruturaj Gaikwad makes a comeback after some stellar performances in domestic cricket. Both Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson are the two wicket-keepers in the squad.

Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel and Washington Sundar are the frontline spinners while Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar and Arshdeep Singh are the pace bowlers. Surprisingly, both Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Siraj have also not been picked in this T20I squad.

India T20I Squad

Hardik Pandya (C), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar.

India Playing 11

1. Ishan Kishan
2. Ruturaj Gaikwad
3. Suryakumar Yadav
4. Sanju Samson (wk)
5. Hardik Pandya (C)
6. Deepak Hooda
7. Washington Sundar
8. Harshal Patel
9. Arshdeep Singh
10. Umran Malik
11. Yuzvendra Chahal

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India vs Sri Lanka 2023 Schedule