The India team kicked off their preparations to gear up for their upcoming white-ball series against Sri Lanka in Pallekele under new head coach Gautam Gambhir.
Ahead of the Sri Lanka T20I series, the Indian Cricket Team's chief selector, Ajit Agarkar, opened up about on electing right-hand batter Suryakumar Yadav over star all-rounder Hardik Pandya as the skipper of the national side in the shortest format of the game.
India has named Suryakumar Yadav as the captain of their men's T20I team for the tour of Sri Lanka, with Shubman Gill as the vice-captain of the T20I and ODI sides.
India all-rounder Axar Patel opened up about his communication with stalwart batter Virat Kohli, which helped him stay level-headed when he came out to bat on a different spot in the T20 World Cup final.
Shubman Gill who led the Men in Blue in the recently concluded T20I series against Zimbabwe, will be Suryakumar Yadav's deputy in the forthcoming three-match 20-over series against Sri Lanka.
Now, taking to Instagram, Pandya reflected on his tough journey from the 50-over World Cup in October-November last year to the ICC T20 WC this year in June, which also included a very controversy-filled period in which he returned to Mumbai Indians (MI) as a captain for the Indian Premie
After his T20 World Cup triumph, Pandya received a warm welcome in his home city, Vadodara, on Monday. The 30-year-old also attended a roadshow to celebrate Team India's win in the T20 World Cup.
The Indian skipper, who retired from T20Is just after the victory, was speaking at an event in Dallas. During the game, India was in a huge trouble while defending 177 against a highly-attacking Proteas batting unit. The 15th over bowled by Axar Patel saw him being dismantled by Heinrich Kla