India's cricket team announces new T20I skipper, Suryakumar Yadav, for the upcoming Sri Lanka tour. Shubman Gill secures vice-captaincy while Rohit Sh

The selectors have also named Shubman Gill the vice captain of both the squads after he recently led India in the Zimbabwe tour. That is a significant development considering Hardik Pandya was India's designated deputy in the ODI World Cup in 2023 and the recently-concluded T20 World Cup. It was reported recently that Hardik's fitness issues could prompt the selectors to not elevate him to captaincy and the 30-year-old has skipped the ODI leg of the tour.

There were also doubts surrounding the availability of senior pros Rohit and Kohli for the ODIs. However, Gautam Gambhir will have both the stalwarts bolstering the batting lineup in his first assignment as India's new coach. KL Rahul, who wasn't considered for the T20 World Cup, retains his ODI spot and so does Shreyas Iyer. However, allrounder Ravindra Jadeja hasn't been picked for the ODIs that sees the inclusion of Washington Sundar and Riyan Parag.

Meanwhile, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Abhishek Sharma, who both fared well in the T20I series against Zimbabwe, haven't made the cut. Another notable omission is that of Sanju Samson who had a century in the last ODI that India featured in and has also produced reasonable numbers in the limited opportunities that he had been presented with. The Kerala wicketkeeper batter, however, retains his spot in the T20I side.

In the pace department, Harshit Rana has been included as the fourth pacer in the ODI squad alongside Khaleel Ahmed, Mohd. Siraj and Arshdeep Singh. Rishabh Pant, who made a successful return to the national team for the T20 World Cup, returns to the ODI setup as well.

Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel will lead the spin department in the ODIs, with the left arm spinner also in the T20I squad. Ravi Bishnoi is the wrist spin option for India for the T20I leg while Yuzvendra Chahal, who was part of the T20 World Cup squad, has been excluded.

The tour kicks off on July 27 with the T20I series in Pallekele before the teams move to Colombo for the ODIs.