Rohit to lead India in ODI series against Sri Lanka

Rohit Sharma will lead Team India for the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka, as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad on Thursday.

Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul made comebacks in the ODI squad for the Men in Blue's upcoming series against Sri Lanka.

Shreyas Iyer, who was omitted from the BCCI central contract, was also named in the ODI squad. Iyer, recently led the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to victory in the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) under the mentorship of Gautam Gambhir, who is on his first assignment as head coach of Team India.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who announced their retirement from T20 cricket, will be seen playing together in the 50-over series.

Shubman Gill was also named Rohit Sharma's deputy in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, Riyan Parag and Harshit Rana received their maiden call-ups to the ODI squad.

The three ODIs will be held on August 2, August 4, and August 7.

ODI Squad:
Rohit Sharma (C), duhubman 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

T20I Squad:
Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman 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.