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Charith Asalanka has been made the new captain of Sri Lanka’s T-20 team.

Sri Lanka Cricket Board on Tuesday announced a 16-member T-20 team for the series against India. The command of T-20 has been handed over to Charith Asalanka. Due to poor performance in the recently held T-20 World Cup, former captain Wanindu Hasaranga had left the captaincy. On July 18, BCCI had announced the Indian team for the Sri Lanka tour.

Team India will play a series of 3 T-20 matches in Sri Lanka. The first match will be played in Pallekele on 27th July at 7:00 pm. The ODI series will start from August 2 in Colombo.

The Indian team last toured Sri Lanka in 2021. The team played a series of 3 ODI and 3 T-20 matches. India won the three-match ODI series 2-1. India had to face 2-1 defeat in the T-20 series.

Charith Asalanka became the new captain
Charith Asalanka has been made the new captain of Sri Lanka’s T20 team after Wanindu Hasaranga stepped down from the captaincy on July 11. Charith Asalanka captained in 2 matches against Bangladesh this year. In which he had to face victory in 1 and defeat in 1. The captaincy of ODI is already with Kusal Mendis. The command of the test is in the hands of Dhananjay de Silva.

Indian team reached Sri Lanka
On Monday, the Indian team reached Kandy to play 3 T-20 matches. The first T20 match will be played in Pallekele on 27th July. The 3-match ODI series will be played at Premadasa Stadium, Colombo from August 2.
Squads of both the teams
Sri Lanka’s T-20 squad: Charith Asalanka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Zenith Perera, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Vellaage, Mahesh Theekshana, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Mathisha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Dushmantha Chameera and Binura. Fernando.

India’s T-20 squad for Sri Lanka tour: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep. Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Mohammad Siraj.

India’s ODI squad for Sri Lanka tour: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khalil Ahmed, Harshit Rana.

Indian coach Gambhir’s first assignment
Gautam Gambhir has become the coach of the Indian team for the first time. This will be Gambhir’s first assignment as Indian coach. 42 year old Gambhir has replaced Rahul Dravid, popularly known as The Wall. Dravid’s tenure ended after the T20 World Cup. Gambhir’s tenure will last till July 2027.

Rohit and Virat in ODI team
Along with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli is a part of the ODI team. Rohit and Kohli have not played any ODI match for India after the 2023 World Cup final. With this, Harshit Rana and Riyan Parag have got a place in the ODI team for the first time. Ryan has played T-20 for India. Whereas Harshit has not made his international debut yet.

This photo of Rohit and Virat is from 2017. When both of them scored centuries against Sri Lanka.

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