IND vs SL: 3 Players Who Can Replace Rohit Sharma As India's ODI Captain For The Series

BCCI is planning an ODI and T20I series between India and Sir Lanka on home soil. During IND vs SL series, 3 ODIs and 3 T20I games will take place. The official dates and venues for the Sri Lanka tour of India 2022 are yet to be announced. The series will take place between December 2022 and January 2023.

Rohit Sharma is the ODI skipper of India currently. He is leading the side in the ongoing ODI and Test series against Bangladesh. Sharma might be rested in the home series against Sri Lanka and someone else might lead the team. Here we talk about 3 players who can replace Rohit Sharma as India’s captain in the IND vs SL ODI series.

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IND vs SL: 3 Players Who Can Replace Rohit Sharma As India’s ODI Captain For The Series

3. Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan is the first player on this list. Shikhar Dhawan is a permanent player in the ODI format for Team India. The left-handed batsman is part of every ODI series and plays as a regular opener.

In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan has led the team in the ODIs many times. Hence, selectors can pick Dhawan as the replacement for Rohit Sharma as the skipper in the IND vs SL ODI series.

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2. KL Rahul

KL Rahul is another player who can replace Rohit Sharma as skipper in the IND vs SL ODI series. KL Rahul is currently the vice-captain of the Indian team. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, he deserves the chance to lead the team. KL Rahul is also in the amazing form currently which was seen in the 1st ODI against Bangladesh where he smacked 73 runs.

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1. Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya is another player who can replace Rohit Sharma as captain in the IND vs SL ODI series. The Indian all-rounder recently led the team in the T20I series against New Zealand and also grabbed a 1-0 victory in the series.

Some reports also claim that Pandya is going to be the new T20I captain of India under the split-captaincy policy. Hence, since Pandya is already an emerging skipper for the Indian team he might get a chance to try his leadership in the ODI series against Sri Lanka.

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