‘2023 will start with a bang’ – Fans praises Indian selectors for choosing right players for white-ball series against Sri Lanka

On December 27, the Indian Cricket Board announced the T20I and ODI squad for the white-ball series against Sri Lanka. Notably, with only a week left and no selection committee in place, the ousted panel chose the players. Meanwhile, the ousted committee has made some bold changes to the team. Hardik Pandya has been alleviated as vice-captain although KL Rahul would be on a break due to his wedding during the T20I series.

On the other hand, the former will once again lead the T20I side. The likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been rested for the series. Notable, the duo will not play any T20I cricket in the near future and would concentrate on bigger formats. Rohit will lead the team in the ODI series. On the other hand, Suryakumar Yadav has been promoted to vice-captain of the team.

It is believed that due to KL Rahul’s current form, he has been dropped as the vice-captain. Also, the likes of Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant have been dropped. The former, who only plays ODI cricket, has been shown the door. On the other hand, Pant has been dropped from both sides.

India’s squad for Sri Lanka T20Is

Hardik Pandya (Captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar.

India’s squad for Sri Lanka ODIs

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh.

After the announcement of the squad, the fans are happy with the team.

This is how Twitter reacted

Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant dropped from ODIs. No Virat Kohli, No Rohit Sharma, No Bhuvneshwar Kumar in T20Is. Now it's up to the New Era to make it a New Era.#INDvsSL #CricketTwitter #SportsYaari

— Manoj Dimri (@manoj_dimri) December 27, 2022

https://twitter.com/drcricpoint/status/1607787494480941057?s=20&t=H532RYSDjkrUudssK-pnVwZpskKh0OsRewFeMTkvhHQ

https://twitter.com/Sportskeeda/status/1600765421984309250?s=20&t=dEKSrjdgbfF54Hu0IxTbag

https://twitter.com/AkshatOM10/status/1607785236632600576?s=20&t=o1W_eXgzZCpTY4T7xccbQA

If one thing that is really heartening is to see @surya_14kumar as new Indian vice-captain. Much deserved#INDvsSL #CricketTwitter

— Kushan Sarkar (@kushansarkar) December 27, 2022

Hardik Pandya to lead in T20Is against Sri Lanka, will also be the vice-captain in ODIs. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma out of T20Is. Shikhar Dhawan also to be left out of the ODIs. Ravindra Jadeja still not available, Bumrah should be back for NZ series. #INDvsSL

— Rahul Rawat (@rawatrahul9) December 27, 2022

https://twitter.com/Vimalwa/status/1607793791808999424?s=20&t=o1W_eXgzZCpTY4T7xccbQA

Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant after dropped from ind vs SL series.#INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/Tpuk5kE574

— Jai Upadhyay (@jay_upadhyay14) December 27, 2022

https://twitter.com/karishmasingh22/status/1607795357106466816?s=20&t=o1W_eXgzZCpTY4T7xccbQA