Gambhir gave this statement in the press conference organized before the Sri Lanka tour
The Indian cricket team’s tour of Sri Lanka is going to start very soon. Let us tell you that on this tour, Team India will be seen playing a three-match T20 and an equal number of ODI series. On the other hand, before this tour of Team India, a press conference was held at the headquarters of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday, 22 July.
Team India’s new head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar were present in this conference. In this conference, Gambhir has made a big statement before India’s tour of Sri Lanka. Gambhir says that he is going to lead a successful team. He has also shared his opinion on the selection of players and leadership.
Gautam Gambhir gave a big statement
Let us tell you that in the press conference held before the start of India’s tour of Sri Lanka, Gautam Gambhir was quoted by the Times of India as saying- I am leading a very successful team. Runner-up of T20 World Cup 2024 WTC and ODI World Cup.
Gambhir further said- I have a very good relationship with Jai Shah and we can do a better job based on all these speculations about various things. We are committed to doing our work and doing things in a clear and important manner, keeping these things in the media.
Full schedule of Indian team’s Sri Lanka tour:
1st T20: 27 July, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
2nd T20: July 28, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
3rd T20: July 30, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
1st ODI: August 2, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
2nd ODI: August 4, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
3rd ODI: 7 August, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Indian cricket team for Sri Lanka tour
for T20 series: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parga, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj.
for the ODI series: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khalil Ahmed and Harshit Rana.