In an inversion to the first timetable, Team India will currently begin the series against Sri Lanka with T20Is and afterward play the Test matches, after a solicitation from the meeting side. The Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) had prior mentioned BCCI to move the T20I series before the Test matches to permit a smoother bubble-to-bubble move of their T20I crew, who will have quite recently closed a series in Australia. The dates for the series are as yet being changed, yet the BCCI seems to have consented to Sri Lanka Cricket's solicitation, a media report said.
This adjustment of the dates additionally implies that Virat Kohli won't play his 100th Test in Bengaluru, a possibility that was on the cards after he completed the South Africa visit with 99 Tests. The principal Test will currently be played in Mohali, with the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which has now updated its floodlights, set to have the visit finishing pink-ball Test. Then again, Dharamsala is probably going to open the visit with the initial two T20Is before the groups move to Mohali for the last game.
It has been discovered that the board is hesitant to plan the day-night Test in Mohali attributable to mist and weighty dew in northern India in winters. One more justification behind the change according to a Karnataka State Cricket Association official is Bengaluru offers a direct network to Colombo, which would then permit Sri Lanka to fly home without a visit. The timetable for the forthcoming reciprocal series among India and Sri Lanka has been turned around following a solicitation from the island country's peak cricketing body.
As indicated by media, the two-match Test series, which was initially intended to be played before the three T20Is between the different sides, will currently be held after the T20I series. According to the report, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had mentioned the BCCI to make changes to the timetable to guarantee a smooth air pocket to-bubble move of its T20I players, who will get back from playing a series against Australia. According to the first timetable, India should play a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, starting February 25.
The main Test match was scheduled to be played at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium, trailed continuously Test at Mohali's IS Bindra Stadium from March 5 to 9. The three T20Is were intended to be held in Mohali, Dharamshala, and Lucknow on March 13, 15, and 18, individually. In any case, the BCCI has now consented to make a fight to the first timetable to oblige the Sri Lanka load up. The three T20 internationals will currently go before the two Test matches in the series. The two sheets are as of now chipping away at the dates of the new timetable, and a declaration is normal soon.
The two sheets have consented to lead the principal pink-ball Test between the different sides. The action will then move to the Test matches. The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium in Mohali will host the first Test. Former skipper Virat Kohli will make his 100th Test appearance in the clash and many eyes will be on him. The clash was earlier planned to take place at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, the virtual home ground for Kohli because of his 14-year association with the IPL franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Meanwhile, the Chinnaswamy Stadium will host the second Test.
Rohit Sharma To Be Named India’s Test Captain Ahead Of Home Series Against Sri Lanka: Report
Indian cricket team's star opener Rohit Sharma is set to be named the new Test captain ahead of Sri Lanka's tour of India. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the selectors had declared Rohit Sharma as the regular captain of the limited-overs Indian team in December and now the senior batter Sharma will also be declared the captain of the Test team before the home series against Sri Lanka.
According to a report in InsideSport, "The selectors are set to name Rohit Sharma as India's new Test captain. Rohit Sharma will make his full-time Test captaincy debut in Virat Kohli's 100th Test match." Even a report in media has confirmed this development.
Rohit Sharma has currently cemented his place in the Test team as an opener and is regularly playing for the national team in all three formats. Sri Lanka will tour India for Two Test matches and three T20I games, starting from February 24.
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