Recently, Virat was part of the ICC T20 World Cup winning team, beating South Africa in the final by seven runs at Barbados, with the 35-year-old scoring a match-winning 76 in what turned out to be his final T20I for India.
Charith Asalanka-led Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat against Rohit Sharma's India in the first ODI match of the series at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.
Ahead of the ODI series, India skipper Rohit Sharma recalled his side's ICC T20 World Cup 2024 triumph where they defeated South Africa in the final of the competition.
The Indian men's team began their preparations for their upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka, which will kick off on Friday at the R Premadasa Stadium.
This achievement places him just behind Virat Kohli, who leads the pack with six awards, showcasing Yadav's remarkable rise in the shortest format of the game.
A fine exhibition of death bowling by the trio of Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya and stupendous knocks by Virat Kohli and Axar Patel helped India end their ICC trophy drought, securing their second ICC T20 World Cup title by beating first-time finalists South Africa by s
India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav etched his name in the record books by matching stalwart batter Virat Kohli's record of most Player of the Match awards in the shortest format of cricket.