IND vs SL: Since India?s T20 World Cup triumph, they have been in the buzz. After the World Cup, Gautam Gambhir replaced departing coach Rahul Dravid, and India?s tour to Sri Lanka will be his first major assignment. This series will be India?s first chance to appoint a team that may play in the Champions Trophy. From here begins Team India?s journey under Head Coach Gautam Gambhir. He is known for his aggressive mindset in the game and is widely popular for taking tough calls, which once again he will be seen making in the Men in Blue camp. 



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His first major showdown came quickly as Suryakumar Yadav was picked for India?s T20I captain over long-speculated all-rounder <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardik_Pandya">Hardik Pandya</a>. However, now Gautam has urged the senior players of the team to feature in his first major international outing. After retiring from the shortest format of the game, ex-skipper Rohit Sharma and veteran batter Virat Kohli requested the BCCi have them off the India squad for quite some time. Ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah also called some time off, as he wanted some recovery time. 



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However, Gautam Gambhir has personally requested to include the three veterans in his team for the India tour. With Hardik Pandya also having requested to not be included in the longest format of limited overs cricket for the tour, the squad will be highly anticipated. In case Rohit and Virat make their way back to the team, Rahul, who is speculated to get an ODI captaincy opportunity, will be denied the same. Also, many players might not help them find a spot. Especially the series might make openings for players like Shreyas Iyer, which might not be possible if Virat plays in the series. 



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