IND vs SL 1st T20I: The first match of the three-match T20 series will be played between India and Sri Lanka today (27 July, Saturday). This will be a historic match in terms of Indian cricket. With this match, a new era will be seen in Team India. This new era will begin with head coach Gautam Gambhir and T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav. The mission of this new era will be the T20 World Cup of 2026.
Let us tell you that the first match of the T20 series between India and Sri Lanka will be played at Pallekele International Stadium in Pallekele. According to Indian time, the match will start at 7 pm. All three matches of the T20 series will be played in Pallekele only.
The new era of Team India
The Indian team won the 2024 T20 World Cup title by defeating South Africa in the final. After becoming the world champion, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja announced their retirement from T20 International. With the end of the World Cup, the tenure of head coach Rahul Dravid also ended.
After Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav was made the captain of T20. Gautam Gambhir became the head coach of the Indian team. After Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya was being seen as the T20 captain of India. Then keeping in mind Hardik’s poor fitness record, Suryakumar Yadav was given the command of the T20 team. Although it has not been officially announced that Surya will remain the captain of the T20 team till the 2026 T20 World Cup, but it is believed that he will take charge till the next T20 World Cup.
If we talk about Gautam Gambhir, he was seen as the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2024 IPL. KKR won the title as soon as Gambhir became the mentor. Since then, the discussion about Gambhir becoming the next head coach of Team India intensified and ultimately this is what happened.
T20 and ODI series will be held on Sri Lanka tour
It is worth noting that on the Sri Lanka tour, Team India will play a 3-match T20 and a 3-match ODI series. First there will be a T20 series which will be played between 27 and 30 July. Then there will be an ODI series between 02 and 07 August.
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