KL Rahul will lead India in the series against Sri Lanka

Team India is prepared for their upcoming task. In the next ODI series against Sri Lanka, star batsman KL Rahul is expected to lead India, having recently returned to the team for a white-ball series against Sri Lanka.

For the ODI series, regular captain Rohit Sharma and captain Virat Kohli are reportedly going to take a break. KL Rahul has been chosen as the front-runner to lead India in the Sri Lanka series. This will be the team’s maiden series under head coach Gautam Gambhir.

Despite being left out of India’s T20 World Cup roster, KL Rahul will lead the team and play in the ODI portion of the Sri Lankan tour. Furthermore, all-rounder Hardik Pandya is anticipated to lead the team in the shortest format following the retirement of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from T20Is.

Journalist Vipul Kashyap claims that “KL Rahul will lead the Indian team in Rohit Sharma’s absence as the board believes he makes runs in the longer format.”

Hardik Pandya will lead T 20 after Rohit, he is likely not to be part of the next series , KL Rahul to be lead team at ODI in Sri Lanka series: BCCI Source @hardikpandya7 @klrahul

— vipul kashyap (@kashyapvipul) July 10, 2024

Sources claim that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be enjoying a well-earned vacation and concentrating solely on Test cricket for the foreseeable future. The three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) versus England before to the Champions Trophy ought to provide ample preparation for both players.

In the ODI setup, both are a given, and their three 50-over matches against England prior to the Champions Trophy provide ample preparation. They will both prioritise Tests over the next three months, with India playing 10 of them between September and January, according to a BCCI source cited by the Hindustan Times.

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August 2024 is when the three-game ODI series against Sri Lanka is scheduled to begin, and the captain is still up for grabs. Hardik Pandya might take the lead in situations where KL Rahul isn’t able to. Recent rumours, though, indicate that Pandya is not expected to play against Sri Lanka.