The All-India Senior Selection Committee picked the Indian squad for the 3-match ODI series and the 3-match T20I series against Sri Lanka scheduled in the month of July. All matches will be played at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo.
India’s squad: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Rana, Ishan Kishan (Wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (Wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, K Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Vice-captain), Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Chetan Sakariya
Net Bowlers: Ishan Porel, Sandeep Warrier, Arshdeep Singh, Sai Kishore, Simarjeet Singh
India’s tour of Sri Lanka, 2021 – ODI series | |||
S.No. | Date | Match | Venue |
1 | 13th July | 1st ODI | Colombo |
2 | 16th July | 2nd ODI | Colombo |
3 | 18th July | 3rd ODI | Colombo |
India’s tour of Sri Lanka, 2021 – T20I series | |||
S.No. | Date | Match | Venue |
1 | 21st July | 1st T20I | Colombo |
2 | 23rd July | 2nd T20I | Colombo |
3 | 25th July | 3rd T20I | Colombo |
India's previous visit to Sri Lanka was in March 2018, when they took part in the ‘Nidahas Trophy’ Tri-Nation contest.
‘I am confident this series is going to attract the attention of the cricketing world, as both teams, which have excelled in the shorter formats of the game, plays an exciting brand of cricket, thus bringing joy to the fans,‘ said Mr. Ashley De Silva, CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket.
The contest is also going to play a vital part in Sri Lanka teams ongoing preparations aiming at the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and also the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, scheduled to take place later this year.
The tour will be held under a Bio-Secure Environment.
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