Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant Rested, Sanju Samson Returns As BCCI Announces India's Squad For 3-Match T20I Series vs Sri Lanka

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced India’s squad for the three-match T20 International series against the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team, which will be part of the Sri Lanka tour of India 2022.

Former Indian captain Virat Kohli and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant have been rested for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. However, they are expected to make a comeback to the team for the two-match Test series which will be played after the T20I series.

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Meanwhile, wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson, who is captain of Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has made a comeback to the India National Cricket Team.

The inclusion of Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Sanju Samson and the exclusion of Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant are the major changes made to the Indian T20I squad. The other big news is the return of pacer Jasprit Bumrah and spin bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who were not part of the three-match ODI and T20I series against West Indies.

Rohit Sharma will be leading the team in the series and his deputy KL Rahul who recently suffered an injury will not be part of the series.

India’s Complete Squad For The Three-match T20I Series vs Sri Lanka:

Rohit Sharma(C), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (Wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Sanju Samson(Wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan

Here’s the Complete Schedule:

First T20I – February 24 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Second T20I – February 26 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

Third T20I – February 27 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

First Test – March 4 to 8 Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Second Test – March 12 to 16 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

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