India Squad for Sri Lanka Tour Live Updates: Will Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma be available for ODIs? – The Times of India

10:34 (IST), Jul 17

India Squad For Sri Lanka Tour Live Updates: Surya most popular players in the Indian dressing room?

The 33-year-old Suryakumar is believed to be one of the most popular players in the Indian dressing room.

It was under Gambhir’s captaincy at the Kolkata Knight Riders that he made a name for himself as a T20 player and got nicknamed ‘SKY’ by the then skipper.

Hardik was seen as an obvious successor to Rohit but multiple factors have come into play. His performance as Mumbai Indians skipper was underwhelming and the selectors are in no mood to let him pick and choose his assignments.

The selectors won’t mind seeing him play Vijay Hazare Trophy this season to get some 50-over practice.

About the ODIs, the official confirmed that Pandya has asked for leave and has already communicated this to Rohit, who is also taking a break from this series. For the ODIs, KL Rahul, who led in the last series in South Africa, and Gill are in contention for the leadership role.