New Delhi: After the victory in Barbados, the Indian T20I side has started its new journey under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. To celebrate this new journey BCCI posted the first morning training session with Suryakumar Yadav on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle. Earlier, beating all rumours and speculations Suryakumar Yadav became the captain of the T20I side ahead of Hardik Pandya.
Watch: Indiaโs new T20I captain addresses the team ahead of the First T20I
๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ #๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎโ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป! ๐งข#SLvIND | @surya_14kumar pic.twitter.com/KmWz84jZnP
โ BCCI (@BCCI) July 26, 2024
Surya-Gambhir relationship- the Mumbaikar share his time under GG
Speaking about the relationship with Gautam Gambhir, Suryakumar Yadav recalled the time he spent under the tutelage of Gambhir. โYeh jo relationship hai, bahut special hai. Kyunki main jab 2014 me gaya tha, I played under him for KKRโฆโ Surya was part of the successful KKR team which won the IPL trophy in 2014.
Surya was also quick to add that Gautam is someone who knows him in and out as he remarked โโฆKi main kaise kaam karta hoonโฆโ Furthermore, Surya reckons that the dynamic relationship that he has
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Headshots โ #TeamIndia all set for the #SLvIND T20I series ๐ pic.twitter.com/VW9w61WjU4โ BCCI (@BCCI) July 25, 2024
With the start of a new journey for the India national team, the Surya-Gautam partnership is expected to play a major role outside the boundary ropes to help the India team grow in the T20 format in the coming years.
India vs Sri Lanka: T20 squad
Suryakumar Yadavย (C), แhubman 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,ย Khaleel Ahmed, Mohd. Siraj.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ! ๐ช#TeamIndia | #SLvIND | @GautamGambhir pic.twitter.com/sbG7VLfXGc
โ BCCI (@BCCI) July 23, 2024
Where to watch the India tour of Sri Lanka?
Fans can watch the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka live on the Sony Sports Network as well as the Sony Liv application.
India vs Sri Lanka- T20I Schedule
| Matches | Date | Day | Time (IST) | Venue |
| 1st T20 | 26th July | Friday | 7 pm | Pallekele |
| 2nd T20 | 27th July | Saturday | 7 pm | Pallekele |
| 3rd T20 | 29th July | Monday | 7 pm | Pallekele |