Shikhar Dhawan

Aakash Chopra picks India's 17-member squad for the tour of Sri Lanka

Former Indian opening batsman Aakash Chopra picks India's 17-member team for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. Team India will tour Sri Lanka in July, and both teams will face each other in 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is. All these matches are going to take place at the iconic R Premadasa Stadium. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has proposed a schedule to the BCCI. The plan includes both teams locking horns in three ODIs first, and the T20I matches then follow it. The three One Day Internationals will be played on July 13, 16, 19 and then the T20I series running from July 22-27. According to the schedule, India's squad will be reaching Sri Lanka on July 5 and head back home on July 28. After arriving in Sri Lanka, the entire Indian contingent will have to serve out a week-long quarantine.