Sri Lanka vs India Squad for T20I and ODI (Predicted)

Following India’s commanding 4-1 victory in the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe, attention now shifts to the upcoming Sri Lanka vs India 2024 series, beginning 27 July. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to announce the squad on or before 21 July.

Gautam Gambhir, the newly-appointed head coach of the Indian cricket team, will commence his tenure with the six white-ball matches scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka. The T20I series will wrap up on July 30 in Pallekele, followed by the ODIs on August 2, 4, and 7 in Colombo.

Sri Lanka vs India T20I Squad

Hardik Pandya (C)
Suryakumar Yadav
Axar Patel
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Shubman Gill
Sanju Samson (WK)
Rishabh Pant (WK)
Shivam Dube / Abhishek Sharma / Washington Sundar
Rinku Singh
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Arshdeep Singh
Mukesh Kumar
Avesh Khan / Khaleel Ahmed / Mohammed Siraj
Kuldeep Yadav
Ravi Bishnoi

The BCCI selection committee will soon deliberate to finalize the India squad for the Sri Lanka tour. A significant number of players from the recent Shubman Gill-led squad against Zimbabwe are expected to be retained. Hardik Pandya is anticipated to be named the permanent T20I captain. From the Zimbabwe series, the likes of Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson, Ravi Bishnoi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Abhishek Shrama and Avesh Khan are likely to continue for the Sri Lanka tour.

Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, and Tushar Deshpande could miss out. Key players like Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, and Kuldeep Yadav are expected to return after resting post India’s T20 World Cup 2024 triumph in the West Indies.

Sri Lanka vs India ODI Squad

KL Rahul (C)
Hardik Pandya
Axar Patel
Yashasvi Jaiswal / Ruturaj Gaikwad
Shubman Gill
Sanju Samson (WK)
Rishabh Pant (WK)
Shreyas Iyer
Ravindra Jadeja
Kuldeep Yadav
Mohammed Siraj
Mukesh Kumar
Avesh Khan / Arshdeep Singh

There is a high possibility that Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah will continue their extended break. Kohli is currently in London with his family, Rohit was spotted at Wimbledon 2024 before heading to the USA, and Bumrah attended the wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.