The Indian team was announced on 18 July (Thursday) for the three-match ODI and T20 series against Sri Lanka. Suryakumar Yadav will captain Team India in the T20 series. At the same time, Rohit Sharma will be seen captaining in the ODI series. Shubman Gill has been made the vice-captain for both T20 and ODI series.
The special thing is that left-handed all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has not got a place in the team for the ODI series. 'Sir' Jadeja retired from T20 International after Team India's title win in the T20 World Cup held last month. However, Jadeja had then made it clear that he would continue to give his best for the country in the remaining two formats (ODI and Test). Now Jadeja not being selected for the Sri Lanka tour is a bit of a surprise decision. So let's know whether Ravindra Jadeja has been dropped from the Sri Lanka tour or has he been given rest?
No statement has been issued by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) regarding whether 35-year-old Ravindra Jadeja has been dropped or given rest. However, it is believed that the selectors have decided to try other options. Washington Sundar and Axar Patel have emerged as alternatives to Jadeja in limited overs cricket. Axar had shown a strong game in the T20 World Cup 2024.
Who can forget the final match of that World Cup, where Axar played a stormy innings of 47 runs to rescue India from crisis. Axar's bowling was also strong in that tournament and he took 9 wickets. On the other hand, Washington Sundar also impressed in the recent T20 series against Zimbabwe and took 8 wickets with his off-break bowling.
While Ravindra Jadeja's performance in T20 World Cup 2024 was not very special. Jadeja scored only 35 runs. On the other hand, if we talk about bowling, he took one wicket. A player's poor performance creates opportunities for another player. This saying fits Axar and Sundar. Axar and Sundar have definitely capitalized on the opportunities they got, due to which they have got a place in the ODI team.
If we talk about Ravindra Jadeja's overall career, he has played 72 Tests, 194 ODIs and 74 T20 matches. During this period, Jadeja has scored 3036 runs in Test matches at an average of 36.14. Jadeja has scored 4 centuries and 20 half-centuries in Test cricket. In Test matches, Ravindra Jadeja has taken 294 wickets at an average of 24.13. Jadeja has taken five or more wickets in an innings 13 times in Tests.
Jadeja has scored 2756 runs in One Day International at an average of 32.42. Jadeja has scored 13 half-centuries in One Day International and his best score has been 87 runs. Jadeja has taken 220 wickets in ODI at an average of 36.07. There were two occasions in ODI when Jaddu took five wickets in an innings. Apart from this, Jadeja scored 515 runs in T20 International at an average of 21.45. While bowling, he took 54 wickets at an average of 29.85.
The Indian team will start the Sri Lanka tour on 27 July. The Indian team will play a total of 6 matches in 12 days on the Sri Lanka tour. First, a 3-match T20 series will be played between India and Sri Lanka. The first T20 will be played on 27th, the second T20 on 28th and the last T20 match on 30th July. All these matches will be played in Pallekele from 7 pm Indian time.
Then there will be a 3-match ODI series between the two teams. The first ODI match will be played on 2 August. Then the remaining two ODI matches will be played on 4 and 7 August. All three ODI matches will be played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. These one-day matches of 50-50 overs will be played from 2.30 pm Indian time.
T20I Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohd. Siraj.
ODI Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.
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