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Manish-pandey
Former pacer Dodda Ganesh reckoned that the selectors should have appointed Manish Pandey as captain of the Indian team. The management decided to name Shikhar Dhawan as the captain of the young team that will be touring Sri Lanka. The committee named a 20-member squad for the Sri Lanka tour on Thursday (June 10). Considering the regular players are present in the UK for the red-ball series, the selectors have selected a young squad.
Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan has served as Team India's vice-captain twice. Hence, this will be the first instance that the left-handed batsman will lead the Indian cricket team. Senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar will assist Shikhar Dhawan. The right-arm fast bowler has earlier been Sunrisers Hyderabad's vice-captain and has also led the team in the IPL.
I was surprised when Bhuvneshwar was named as the vice-captain: Dodda Ganesh
Middle-order batsman Manish Pandey has also been included in the squad. The 31-year-old had missed the white-ball series against England. According to the former India seamer, Dodda Ganesh, Manish Pandey should have been appointed as the captain of Team India for the Sri Lanka tour. The 47-year-old was surprised when Bhuvneshwar was named as the vice-captain. Dodda Ganesh added that Manish Pandey should have been handed the charge of the young team India. Thus, going by seniority, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is much more experienced than Manish Pandey as he made his T20I debut in 2012. On the other hand, Manish Pandey made his debut in the shortest format of the game in 2015. Also, Bhuvneshwar Kumar led Sunrisers Hyderabad when Manish Pandey was part of the playing XI.
Shikhar Dhawan-led team India will play 3 ODIs and as many T20Is against Sri Lanka in July. The three One Day matches will be played on July 13, 16 and 18. on the other hand, the T20Is will occur on July 21, 23 and 25, respectively. Rahul Dravid, the National Cricket Academy chief, will coach the Indian cricket team on the tour of Sri Lanka. In the absence of head coach Ravi Shastri, Rahul has always been the favourite candidate to take charge of the limited-overs squad. This will be his second involvement with the senior cricket team. The former Indian cricketer had previously worked with the team as its batting consultant during India's England tour in 2014.