The Gautam Gambhir era has begun and his first assignment as Head Coach of the Indian team is the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka. Before their departure, Gambhir along with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Chief Selector, Ajit Agarkar will address the media.
A lot of questions will be asked regarding the selections that have been made for the upcoming tour and Gambhir and Agarkar will have answers for the calls that they have made. The Indian team will head to Sri Lanka from Mumbai on Monday following the press conference.
The selectors along with Gambhir made the bold call of appointing Suryakumar Yadav as the skipper of the T20I side along with Shubman Gill as the vice-captain for both the white-ball formats. Rohit Sharma remains the captain for the 50-over and Test side with Bumrah as his deputy in the longest format.
Many reports have circulated regarding various names like Abhishek Nayar, and Morne Morkel among many others for the batting and bowling coach roles but the BCCI has yet to make an official announcement.
Among the many names that missed the cut include the likes of Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja, Abhishek Sharma and more. Gambhir and Agarkar will certainly be asked questions regarding their exclusions as well. The two will also be asked regarding handing out maiden call-ups for the likes of Harshit Rana and Riyan Parag on the ODI side.
India’s Full Squad Details:
India’s T20I Squad for Sri Lanka Tour: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohd. Siraj.
India’s ODI Squad for Sri Lanka Tour: Rohit Sharma (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.
Press Conference Details:
What: Gautam Gambhir’s first press conference as Team India Head Coach
When: 10 AM IST on Monday, July 22, 2024
Where: Mumbai
Where to watch: JioCinema
India’s tour of Sri Lanka Full Schedule:
- 1st T20I – July 27, 2024 – 7 PM (IST) – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
- 2nd T20I – July 28, 2024 – 7 PM (IST) – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
- 3rd T20I – July 30, 2024 – 7 PM (IST) – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
- 1st ODI – August 2, 2024 – 2:30 PM (IST) – R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo
- 2nd ODI – August 4, 2024 – 2:30 PM (IST) – R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo
- 3rd ODI – August 4, 2024 – 2:30 PM (IST) – R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo
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