Updated India Squad – Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Chahar out of Sri Lanka series!

Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Chahar are ruled out of the Team India squad for the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka. The 31-year-old batsman suffered a hairline fracture on his hand while Chahar is out with a hamstring injury.

Surykumar Yadav was the Player of the Series in the recently concluded T20I series against West Indies. It is likely that he picked the injury while fielding in the third T20I.

With the series set to start in a day, there will not be any replacements for the players due to biosecurity protocols.

The pace bowling is bolstered by the presence of Jasprit Bumrah who is also named the vice-captain for the series. The pace battery also has the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan and Mohammed Siraj.

The spin bowling is enriched with the presence of Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi and Kuldeep Yadav.

India Squad – T20I series vs Sri Lanka:

Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan.

The series will kick off on February 24 in Lucknow, followed by 2 T20Is at Dharamsala on 26 and 27 February.