The newly-appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir, and the brand new permanent T20I captain of India Suryakumar Yadav were all smiles after Men in Blue pulled off a stunning Super Over win on Tuesday. India pulled the strings back after a strong Sri Lanka start in all the three games, and despite being without their bowling spearheads Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav.

the visitors showed a lot of character. India's next T20I assignment will be two months later in October against Bangladesh. The three-match home T20I series against Bangladesh will kick off from October 6. The first T20I series under the new regime has given a hint at India's new roadmap with regard to the format. The continuation of the ideas is expected to be seen in the Bangladesh T20Is as well. India vs Sri Lanka: Three major takeaways from T20I series Left-hand right-hand combination all the time: Barring the final T20I in which the likes of Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel were rested and batting order was changed, the new strategy of always having a left-hand right-hand combination in the middle was visible. Rishabh Pant walked in at four when Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed in the first T20I, but Hardik Pandya replaced him in the position after right-hander Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed in the second T20I. Unless very necessary, the plan will very likely be persisted in the near future. Era of part-time spinners to return: There was a time when Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh would bowl handy overs for India. It all happened when Gambhir was part of the team. The factor has been considered as one of the main reasons why India lifted the T20 World Cup 2007 and World Cup 2011 trophies. But batters did not bowl at all under the coaching tenure of Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid. Gautam Gambhir looks set to change the norm and is getting full support from Suryakumar Yadav. The captain himself bowled a stunning 20th over in the third T20I and took the match to a Super Over finish. He defended six runs by taking two wickets. Rinku Singh bowled the 19th over, picking two wickets by giving away just three runs. In a video posted by the BCCI, Rinku Singh revealed that Suryakumar Yadav kept on reminding him to be ready to bowl a few overs when required. Yashasvi Jaiswal has also started rolling his arm in India nets more often, and Riyan Parag has started to get proper training as a batter who can bowl four overs of spin. A proper opportunity would be given to all: Sanju Samson getting back-to-back two matches sent out a clear message. Rishabh Pant did not bat in the second T20I, but was still rested to accommodate Samson in the playing eleven. Notably, Samson was dismissed for a duck in the second T20I in which he came in for unfit Shubman Gill. The likes of Shivam Dube, Khaleel Ahmed and Washington Sundar also got chances in the final T20I. Before the T20I players could leave for India, Gambhir made the players feel involved, and urged them to keep up their fitness standards even during the break.