Legendary Sri Lankan opener, Sanath Jayasuriya has heaped huge reward on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Sanath Jayasuriya termed the Indian duo because the ‘greatest gamers on the earth’. He reckons that their absence in T20 internationals, together with, Jadeja might be an enormous loss for India.
Jayasuriya additional mentioned that Sri Lanka can benefit from the trio’s absence within the upcoming three-match T20I collection.
“Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are the most effective gamers on the earth. Taking a look at their expertise and the form of cricket they’ve performed everyone knows the place they belong, together with Jadeja,” Jayasuriya mentioned.
“Their absence might be a loss to the Indian workforce and we’ve got to take most benefit out of that.” he added.
Suryakumar Yadav set to guide Indian workforce in T20I collection in opposition to Sri Lanka
The T20I collection between India and Sri Lanka will start on twenty seventh July, Saturday. The second and third T20 match might be performed on twenty eighth and thirtieth July, respectively. India’s three most interesting gamers, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravindra Jadeja took retirement from T20 internationals after India’s 2024 T20 World Cup triumph in West Indies.
Head coach, Rahul Dravid additionally known as it quits from his place alongside together with his help workers. Former Indian opener, Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the brand new head coach, whereas Suryakumar Yadav is the brand new T20I captain of the Indian workforce.
Suyakumar Yadav’s appointment as the brand new T20I captain got here as a little bit of a shock as Hardik Pandya was anticipated to tackle the reigns from Rohit Sharma. Nonetheless, conserving in thoughts Pandya’s tryst with accidents prior to now, the baton was handed to Suryakumar Yadav.
In the meantime, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja will proceed to symbolize the nation within the different two codecs. The trio might be again within the three-match ODI collection in opposition to Sri Lanka, which might be performed proper after the T20I collection.
Speaking of the Sri Lankan camp, Charith Asalanka has been appointed as the brand new captain of the T20 workforce. Lately, Wanindu Hasaranga resigned from his place because the captain.
Asalanka, who led Jaffna Kings to the Lanka Premier League 2024 title, has changed Hasaranga. The upcoming T20I collection in opposition to India might be his first task as a skipper.
