Sri Lanka series schedule announced amid World Cup, Iyer returns, Rohit-Kohli and Bumrah also get a place

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|19-06-2024

SL vs IND: After the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian team is going to play many important series this year. The series against Sri Lanka will be prominent among them. India-Sri Lanka (SL vs IND) will face each other in a series of three ODIs and three T20 matches. The schedule for this bilateral series has been announced.

Also, let us tell you that India's 17-member squad for the upcoming series has been revealed. Shreyas Iyer has returned to the team after a long time. Apart from this, senior players have also been given a place in it. Let's know in detail.

SL vs IND series will start on this day

SL vs IND

The dates of the India-Sri Lanka (SL vs IND) bilateral series have been announced. Actually, both the teams will play against each other from July 27. However, the schedule has not been disclosed yet. BCCI will soon announce the schedule of the matches.

Shreyas Iyer may return in this series. He has not played a single international match since the Test series against England.

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Rohit-Virat will be present in the team

The Indian team management is going to field its full strength team in the bilateral series against Sri Lanka in July-August. This means that apart from Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah will remain with this team. Team India will be under the command of Hitman. Apart from this, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul will be part of the team. Some young players who performed well in IPL 2024 can also be included.

India's probable squad for the series against Sri Lanka:

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Yadav, Vijay Kumar Vishak, Yash Dayal.

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