India cricket team batting maestro Virat Kohli has landed in Sri Lanka for the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka. The former India skipper was on a vacation post the T20 World Cup victory in the Caribbean islands. A month after India’s historic win, King Kohli rejoins the Indian camp who look to stamp their authority in the 50-over format series, similar to how they did so in the T20Is.
Virat Kohli arrives in Sri Lanka for ODIs
Virat Kohli accepts Gambhir’s request
As per reports, it was new India coach Gautam Gambhir’s request to the trio of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah to end their vacation early and take part in the series against Sri Lanka. Having retired from T20Is after India’s 2nd World cup win, Kohli obliged and made himself available for the tournament.
Ind vs SL schedule for ODI Series
- 1st ODI – 1st August (August 2)
- 2nd ODI – 4th August (August 4)
- 3rd ODI – 7th August (August 7)
India’s squad for ODIs
Rohit Sharma (C), Ꮪhubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.
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