Surya Kumar Yadav: BCCI made a big announcement yesterday for the upcoming Sri Lanka tour. They released India's squad for the series of three T20 and three ODI matches. For T20, they have handed over the command of the team to Suryakumar Yadav.

At the same time, Rohit Sharma will be seen leading the team in the ODI series. The decision to give Surya a big responsibility was a bit surprising. It is worth noting that Hardik Pandya was the vice-captain of Team India in the T20 World Cup 2024. According to reports, Suryakumar will be the captain of the team only for the Sri Lanka series.

At the same time, another player will be made the permanent captain of the team. Let's know the whole thing in detail.

Suryakumar Yadav will captain only on Sri Lanka tour

Due to the decision to make Suryakumar Yadav the captain, fans on social media have been divided into two groups. Actually, one side is supporting it, while the other side believes that Hardik Pandya should have been given this big responsibility. It is worth noting that he has led India on many occasions before.

However, according to reports, Surya will lead the team only for the T20 series against Sri Lanka. That is, this 33-year-old player has been given the role of interim captain. Also, in the upcoming series, Hardik will be the permanent captain of Team India in his place.

Let us tell you that this post is vacant since Rohit Sharma retired from this format after the T20 World Cup 2024.

Abhishek Sharma and Rituraj Gaikwad are on leave

BCCI has released the team for the T20 and ODI series against Sri Lanka. Talking about the T20 team, Suryakumar Yadav has been made the captain. Shubman Gill will be the vice-captain of the team.

Apart from this, Abhishek Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad, who performed well on the Zimbabwe tour, have been dropped from the team. On the other hand, Riyan Parag, whose bat remained silent in the last series, has been given a big opportunity once again.

Let's take a look at India's 15-member squad.

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🚨 News 🚨#TeamIndia's squad for 3 T20Is & 3 ODIs against Sri Lanka announced

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— BCCI (@BCCI) July 18, 2024

India's squad for T20 series against Sri Lanka:

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, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj.