T20 league from 8th August to 22nd August despite the decision of the government to delay the reopening of the international airport of Sri Lanka till 1st August because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Zealand’s Bangladesh tour, originally scheduled for August-September 2020, was adjourned indefinitely.
It is the latest in a series of installations of the World Test Championship affected by the Coronavirus pandemic even as the sport crawls back into practice in some other parts of the world.
The team has already announced its squads for the T20Is, ODIs and Test series, captained by Virat Kohli.
The legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be absent due to military service, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and batsman Vijay Shankar are both injured.
But there are new faces in the team, including Rishabh Pant who will fill in MS Dhoni’s shoes.
The selection committee is giving opportunities to rookies, which is why there are some players who are not called for this series.
Here is the line-up of players per format: India’s squad for 2 Tests: Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, C Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant (WK) Wriddhiman Saha (WK), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh YadavIndia’s squad for three T20Is: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul,Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (WK), Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Rahul Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep SainiIndia’s squad for three ODIs: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kedar Jadhav, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Navdeep Saini.
Despite their failed campaign in the Cricket World Cup against New Zealand, they have the potential to propel their team to the top.
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