Gambhir, Agarkar to address media ahead of SL tour: Check details, date and time of press conference

Before flying to Sri Lanka for a white-ball bilateral series, newly appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar will address the media in Mumbai on Monday. The men in blue will play a three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka starting July 27 in Pallekele.

After the start of the series, the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be back in action as Team India will move to Colombo for 3 ODIs against the hosts starting on 2nd August.

As the BCCI said on Saturday, “a pre-departure press conference has been organized before the departure of the team to Sri Lanka for the bilateral series”.

Details of the pre-tournament press conference:

Date: July 22, 2024

Time: 10 AM IST

To address: Gautam Gambhir, Head Coach, Indian Cricket Team and Ajit Agarkar, Chairman, Senior Selection Committee.

Suryakumar Yadav – T20I captain

Suryakumar Yadav was on Thursday named India’s T20I captain for the three-match series against Sri Lanka starting on July 27. The ace batsman will succeed Rohit Sharma and has been chosen in place of Hardik Pandya, the designated vice-captain during India’s title run in the West. India and USA. Suryakumar led India to a 4-1 series win over Australia in the T20I series last November and followed it up with a 1-1 draw in South Africa. He also led Mumbai in domestic cricket and led Mumbai Indians in one IPL game.

Kohli, Rohit return to ODIs

After retiring from T20Is after the T20 World Cup, Rohit and Kohli will be back for the ODIs in Sri Lanka. It was earlier reported that both might skip the series, but with Gambhir keen to bring in senior players for his debut series as head coach, both Rohit and Kohli have made themselves available for the ODIs.

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Shubman Gill was appointed as the new vice-captain

The biggest surprise was the elevation of Shubman Gill, who captained India in the recently concluded Zimbabwe T20Is. He got the likes of Pant back and Pandya back in T20Is and Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul back in ODIs. Management put their money on Gill and opted to elevate the young star to the management group.

Maiden ODI calls for Harshit Rana and Riyan Parag

Harshit Rana and Riyan Parag were rewarded with ODI call-ups. Although Parag had a disappointing debut series for India in Zimbabwe, the move suggests that Gautam Gambhir and the Indian team management are putting their money on the future. Both Rana and Parag had a stellar IPL 2024 and more importantly the duo has a good record in List A.

Teams:

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T20I Squad: 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.

ODI Squad: 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.

Shubman Gill was appointed as the new vice-captain

The biggest surprise was the elevation of Shubman Gill, who captained India in the recently concluded Zimbabwe T20Is. He got the likes of Pant back and Pandya back in T20Is and Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul back in ODIs. Management put their money on Gill and opted to elevate the young star to the management group.

Maiden ODI calls for Harshit Rana and Riyan Parag

Harshit Rana and Riyan Parag were rewarded with ODI call-ups. Although Parag had a disappointing debut series for India in Zimbabwe, the move suggests that Gautam Gambhir and the Indian team management are putting their money on the future. Both Rana and Parag had a stellar IPL 2024 and more importantly the duo has a good record in List A.

Teams:

T20I Squad: 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.

ODI Squad: 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.