IND vs SL: New Team India Squad Finalized!! BCCI Busts Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul Nexus- Reports

IND vs SL: New Team India Squad Finalized!! BCCI Busts Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul Nexus- Reports. For the forthcoming T20I series against the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team, Hardik Pandya may be chosen as the team’s captain, and KL Rahul may be benched, according to a PTI report.

In 2023, Sri Lanka will tour India for a limited-overs series of six games, including three ODIs and three T20Is. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which has decided to spread out the games over six different locations, has decided that the entire series will be played in January 2023.

Hardik Pandya Indian cricket team — Photo by Jamie Troughton/Describe Media Services

On January 3, 5, and 7, three T20I matches will be held in Mumbai, Pune, and Rajkot, respectively. The ODIs, meanwhile, will be held at Guwahati, Kolkata, and Trivandrum on January 10, 12, and 15 respectively.

The outgoing selection committee led by Chetan Sharma will be picking the squads for the forthcoming series against Sri Lanka. Additionally, it has been announced that the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) would interview the short-listed candidates to choose the selection committee members between December 26 and December 28.

“The old committee will probably select the Sri Lanka white ball squad,” a BCCI source privy to the development told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

Hardik Pandya will lead the side. As far as KL Rahul is concerned, his T20I days seem to be numbered – BCCI source

According to a BCCI source, skipper Rohit’s thumb injury suffered during the second ODI against Bangladesh may prevent him from playing in the Sri Lanka T20 Internationals, and Hardik may be named the team’s new captain. The insider also claimed that KL Rahul’s days as an opening batter in Twenty20 are numbered.

“As of now, it doesn’t look like Rohit Sharma’s finger will heal enough before the T20Is and in that case, Hardik will lead the side. As far as KL Rahul is concerned, his T20I days seem to be numbered,” the source said.

Additionally, Virat Kohli may be rested for the T20I series against Sri Lanka, and there is a good chance that the team will only consist of specialists.

The senior men’s selection committee, chaired by Chetan Sharma, was fired by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday, November 18. It has taken longer than planned to form a new selection committee.

“Chetan and his committee are still watching domestic cricket. They watched the full Vijay Hazare Trophy and also the first two rounds of the Ranji Trophy. Debasish Mohanty was present at Eden Gardens to watch Bengal vs Himachal Pradesh. Basically, they got a two-month extension till December 25,” the official said.