Virat Kohli can also be rested for a few days from the T20 format. Hardik Pandya can get the captaincy. He has earlier also taken command of the Indian team in the absence of Rohit.
The series of three T20 matches between India and Sri Lanka is going to start from January 3.The Indian team for the T20 Series can be announced soon. The presence of Indian team captain Rohit Sharma in the T20 series against Sri Lanka is not yet decided. He has not fully recovered from his injury. Hardik Pandya can be seen commanding in the T20 Series against Sri Lanka.
Indian team’s opener batsman KL Rahul’s performance is going very bad. Due to his poor performance, he is constantly facing criticism. News is coming out that he can be dropped from the team in the series against Sri Lanka. His performance in this format is going very poorly. He has scored two half-centuries in the last six innings but he did not score these half-centuries in front of any strong team. Rahul scored four against Pakistan, nine against Netherlands, nine against South Africa, 50 against Bangladesh, 51 against Zimbabwe and five against England.
The selection committee headed by Chetan Sharma was sacked
The team for the series against Sri Lanka will be selected by the national selection committee headed by Chetan Sharma. Although this selection committee was dismissed. Due to the poor performance in the T20 World Cup, this selection committee was in trouble. It may take time for the new selection committee to be announced. It is expected that the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) will interview the candidates between December 26 and 28 to shortlist the members of the selection committee.
According to PTI, “Sri Lanka’s white-ball team will be selected by the old committee.” The return of Rohit Sharma is not yet decided. The command of the team will be in the hands of Hardik Pandya. Due to the poor performance of KL Rahul, he may be dropped from the team.
Virat Kohli can also be given a few days’ rest from the T20 format. Hardik Pandya has already handled the reins of the Indian team. Recently, he captained the Indian team in the T20 series against New Zealand. He has done exceptionally well as a captain.
India vs Sri lanka schedule
3 january first T20 Mumbai
5 January 2nd T20 Pune
7 January 3rd T20 Rajkot
January 10 1st ODI Guwahati
12 January 2nd ODI Kolkata
15 January 3rd ODI Thiruvananthapuram
