Indian men’s cricket team arrives in Sri Lanka for white-ball series

PALLEKELE (SRI LANKA): The Indian men’s cricket team, under new head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav, arrived in Sri Lanka to a warm welcome. The recently-crowned T20 world champions mingled playfully with fans, providing them with some precious moments.

The 15-member India team, along with the support staff, left Mumbai on Monday following a pre-departure press conference addressed by Gambhir, who succeeded Rahul Dravid as the national coach, and BCCI’s chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar. They arrived in Pallekele the same day after a short layover in Colombo.

India is set to play a three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, who are yet to announce their squad. The Suryakumar-led side will play the first T20I on July 27, followed by matches on July 28 and 30. The team will then travel to Colombo to play three One-Day Internationals scheduled for August 2, 4, and 7.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a short video on ‘X’, showing the players enjoying their journey from Mumbai to Pallekele via Colombo. “TeamIndia have reached Sri Lanka,” wrote BCCI.