Team India Leave For Sri Lanka - (X.com)
On Monday, July 22, a young and new team India departed for Sri Lanka. The series will mark the first assignment for Gautam Gambhir as Men in Blue's head coach.
The team departed for the Island Nation soon after Gambhir completed his first presser as the head coach.
In the video, Gambhir can be seen boarding the bus alongside Abhishek Nayar, who will travel with the team as an assistant coach, as confirmed by Gautam in his interaction with the media personnels.
Meanwhile, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and other players selected for the T20I series departed for the tour. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were not a part of the group that headed for Sri Lanka, and the players who are a part of the ODI squad will depart after a few days.
Watch: Team India Departs For Sri Lanka
Notably, India will tour Sri Lanka for a three-match T20I series starting on July 27, followed by a three-match ODI series.
In the upcoming series, Suryakumar Yadav will lead the side for the T20I series. SKY pipped Pandya as the new India T20I captain, but the star all-rounder was all smiles while departing for the airport.
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