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Top Takeaways From India’s Recently Announced Squad for Sri Lanka Series

Ravindra Jadeja's future in the white-ball series becomes bleak as he was not named in the ODIs after his retirement from the T20Is.

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For Suryakumar Yadav, he received a huge promotion as SKY was announced as the leader of the T20Is against Sri Lanka

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However, the situation around Hardik Pandya gets peculiar as despite such a fabulous form, he loses his spot as the skipper.

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Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will return for the ODI leg of matches after Gambhir requested them to be there for his debut assignment as the coach.

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24-year-old Shubman Gill received a major promotion after he led a young India to a 4-1 series win against Zimbabwe. maybe a new captain in the making?

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The Sanju Samson situation is still baffling as he failed to find a spot in the ODI team despite his good showcase. Although, he will feature in the T20Is.

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Ishan Kishan goes missing, yet again: The stumper may have to do more in order to be back in the eyes of the selectors. Maybe some domestic cricket could help him get back into the scene.

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But on the other hand, Shreyas Iyer is seemingly back in the BCCI's eyes after he has squashed his standoff with the management. He played a couple of domestics, conquered IPL, and returns for ODIs.

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Most importantly: Gautam Gambhir will look to open the series with a bang, and a dominant win against an Asian cricketing giant.

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