Fans on Twitter voiced their disappointment over the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee's decision to exclude in-form Ruturaj Gaikwad from India's T20I squad for the upcoming IND vs SL series.
Ruturaj Gaikwad has consistently performed well whenever given the opportunity, yet he was not even considered as a backup opener for the T20I series in Sri Lanka. Interestingly, Riyan Parag, despite having a poor run during the Zimbabwe tour, has been selected.
India's T20 squad for Sri Lanka tour will be captained by Suryakumar Yadav, with Shubman Gill serving as his deputy.
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India's tour of Sri Lanka begins with a three-match T20 International series starting from July 27, followed by a three-match ODI series scheduled for next month.
India ODI & T20I squad for Sri Lanka series
ODI : Rohit Sharma (C), Ꮪhubman 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.
T20I: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Ꮪhubman 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, Mohd. Siraj.