Star India batter Suryakumar Yadav was seen practising forward of the upcoming Sri Lanka tour, which shall be beginning on July 27. Forward of Sri Lanka tour, Suryakumar took to his official Instagram account and shared a glimpse of him sweating it out. The 33-year-old shared a small clip of him working on the sector earlier than the beginning of the collection. India has named Suryakumar Yadav because the captain of their males’s T20I crew for the tour of Sri Lanka, with Shubman Gill because the vice-captain of the T20I and ODI sides. Notably, Hardik, who was main the T20I sides within the excursions after the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 debacle in Australia, the place England beat India by 10 wickets within the semis, has been faraway from the management roles. He led India in 16 T20I matches, profitable 10, dropping 5, and one ending in a tie. His win share was 62.50.

Hardik’s removing from management got here regardless of his sturdy efficiency within the T20 World Cup triumph, scoring 144 runs in six innings at a median of 48.00 and a strike fee of 151.57, with a half-century and finest rating of fifty*. He additionally took 11 wickets in eight video games at a median of 17.36 and an financial system fee of seven.64, with the very best figures of three/20.

Additionally, Suryakumar led India in two collection simply after the 50-over World Cup 2023 last loss to Australia, through which Australia toured India and India made a tour to South Africa. Total, he led India in seven matches, profitable 5 and dropping two. He received the collection in opposition to Australia, whereas the collection in opposition to South Africa led to a draw.

“Giving all of it, on a regular basis,” Suryakumar Yadav wrote on Instagram.

India’s tour of Sri Lanka will begin from July 27 onwards. The tour will kick-start with a three-match T20I collection, adopted by a three-match ODI collection, which can begin from August 2.

The Pallekele Worldwide Stadium shall be internet hosting the T20I leg of the collection whereas the R Premadasa is attending to host the 50-over matches.

The three ODIs shall be held on August 2, August 4, and August 7.

Each groups shall be taking to the sector with new head coaches. Whereas legendary all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya has been named because the interim head coach for Lankan Lions, this may also be the primary task for former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir as the top coach, succeeding the T20 World Cup-winning coach Rahul Dravid.

India’s final tour of Sri Lanka for a bilateral white-ball collection got here again in July 2021, with Dravid teaching the Shikhar Dhawan-led aspect. India received the ODI collection 2-1, whereas Sri Lanka secured the T20I collection by the identical margin.

T20I Squad for Sri Lanka collection: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman 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, Mohammed Siraj.

ODI Squad for Sri Lanka collection: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman 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.