India vs Sri Lanka 2022: Rohit Sharma named Test captain, Rahane out

India-Sri Lanka Test Series 2022: Rohit Sharma has been appointed as the Test captain for the upcoming Sri Lanka series. Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara have been dropped from the series.

Also, Jasprit Bumrah has been appointed as the T20 and Test vice-captain for the Sri Lanka series.

test squad

Rohit Sharma (captain), Priyank Panchal, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat, R Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Saurabh Kumar, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (VC).

The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) on Tuesday announced the revised schedule for the home series against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka will first play a T20I series consisting of three matches followed by a two-match Test series, which will be a part of the ICC World Test Championship, 2021-23.

Lucknow will now host the first T20 match while the next two matches will be played in Dharamsala.

The first Test will now be played in Mohali from March 4 to 8 and the second Test in Bengaluru from March 12 to 16.

T20I team

Rohit Sharma (capt), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Deepak Hooda, R Jadeja, Y Chahal, R Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan

The All India Senior Selection Committee has selected an 18-man squad for the upcoming T20I and Test series against Sri Lanka. Team India is set to play three T20Is in Lucknow and Dharamsala and two Tests in Mohali and Bengaluru respectively.

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