Rohit Sharma Rohit Sharma to lead India in Test series against Sri Lanka, Jasprit Bumrah named his deputy
Kolkata: Rohit Sharma has been named as skipper of the Indian squad which will play two Tests against Sri Lanka.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been appointed as his deputy.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked an 18-member squad for the upcoming Paytm T20I and Test series against Sri Lanka.
Team India are set to play three T20Is in Lucknow and Dharamsala and two Tests in Mohali and Bengaluru respectively.
Bumrah was also named the vice-captain of the T20 squad.
Ishan Kishan named wicket-keepers of the team in the absence of regular keeper Rishabh Pant.
Pant and Virat Kohli have been rested for tje T20 series against the neighbours.
Meanwhile, veteran batters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have been dropped from the squad that will play against Sri Lanka.
T20 squad: Rohit Sharma (C),Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Deepak Hooda, R Jadeja, Y Chahal, R Bishnoi,Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah(VC),Avesh Khan
Test Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Priyank Panchal, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Shubhman Gill, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharath, R Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Sourabh Kumar, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (VC).
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