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

Gambhir, Agarkar address media ahead of SL tour: Check details, date and time of the 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 jointly address the media in Mumbai on Monday. The men in blue will play a three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, starting on July 27 in Pallekele.

After the series kicks off, the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be back in action as Team India moves to Colombo for 3 ODIs against the home side, starting from August 2.

As the BCCI reported on Saturday: “A press conference has been organised ahead of the team’s departure to Sri Lanka for the bilateral series.”

Pre-tour press conference details:

Date: July 22, 2024

Time: 10:00 hrs IST

To be treated by: Gautam Gambhir, head coach of the Indian cricket team and Ajit Agarkar, chairman of the senior selection committee.

Suryakumar Yadav – the 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-batter succeeds Rohit Sharma and was chosen over Hardik Pandya, the designated vice-captain during India’s title run in the West Indies and the USA. Suryakumar led India to a 4-1 series win over Australia in the T20I series in November last year and followed it up with a 1-1 draw in South Africa. He has also captained Mumbai in domestic cricket and led Mumbai Indians in one IPL match.

Kohli and Rohit return to ODIs

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

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Shubman Gill appointed as new vice-captain

The biggest surprise was the promotion of Shubman Gill, who led India in the recently concluded Zimbabwe T20Is. He beat Pant and Pandya who returned in T20Is and Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul who returned in ODIs. The management has put its money on Gill and opted to promote the young star to the leadership group.

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Maiden ODI calls up Harshit Rana and Riyan Parag

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T20I Team: 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 selection: 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 appointed as new vice-captain

The biggest surprise was the promotion of Shubman Gill, who led India in the recently concluded Zimbabwe T20Is. He beat Pant and Pandya who returned in T20Is and Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul who returned in ODIs. The management has put its money on Gill and opted to promote the young star to the leadership group.

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Maiden ODI calls up Harshit Rana and Riyan Parag

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

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  • T20I Team: 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 selection: 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.

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    first print: Jul 20, 2024, 8:51 PM IST