India Trip : IND vs NZ, WTC Final: Under Virat Kohli’s captaincy, the Indian team will travel to England to play the final match of the World Test Championship, from June 18-22.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly recently announced that in July, an Indian cricket team will travel to Sri Lanka to play the ODI and T20 series. The Indian team will play a three-match ODI series and five T20 matches on this tour.
According to the PTI news agency, the Indian team heading to the Sri Lankan tour will not include senior players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Under the captain of Virat Kohli, the Indian team will travel to England to play the final match of the World Test Championship, from June 18-22. Following this, the team is expected to take part in a five-match Test series against England from August 4th.
“We have organized a white football series for the senior men’s team in July where they will play against the T20 Internationals and ODIs in Sri Lanka,” Ganguly told PTI in a statement.
Speaking to PTI, Sourav Ganguly said India’s top team will travel to Sri Lanka to play in the T20 and ODI series in July. Ganguly said the players going to England would not have anyone from the outfit who would be in England at the time.
“Yes, it will be a team of white ball specialists. It will be a different team, ”said Ganguly.
With Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma missing the Sri Lankan tour, players like Suryakumar Yadav, Ishaan Kishan, Prithvi Shaw will most likely get a chance to showcase their talent on international stage. At the same time, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shikhar Dhawan, who were not selected in India’s Test team, can also be part of this series.
On Friday, BCCI announced the Indian squad for the World Test Championship. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja have returned to the team, while Hanuma Vihari, who did not play in the home series against England, has also been included in the squad.
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