Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli arrive in Sri Lanka for ODI series as Abhishek Nayar joins squad for build up
SL V IND: Rohit, Virat arrive in Sri Lanka for ODI series as Nayar joins squad
Veteran Indian duo Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, alongside the ODI-bound players, landed in Sri Lanka on Sunday night (Jul28) for the three-match One-Day series starting August 1. Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav, KL Rahul and Harshit Rana are among theother players who checked into the ITC Ratnadipa Hotel in Colombo.
Meanwhile, one of the assistant coaches, Abhishek Nayar, has joined the squad in the capital city, flying from Pallekele after the end of the 2nd T20I. Per the latest reports, the ODI-bound players will have a net session on Monday (Jul29), with Nayar overseeing the proceedings.
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The remainder of the ODI squad members will join the ones in Colombo following the end of the T20I series on Tuesday (Jul30). The Men in Blue won the second game by seven wickets, sealing the three-match T20I series.
The ODI series begins on Thursday (Aug1), with the second and third ODI scheduled for August 4 and 7, respectively.
A new backroom staff member joining soon
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One of the five speculated conditions that Gautam Gambhir had kept ahead of the BCCI before accepting the head coach role was that he wanted the backroom staff of this choice. Although the board is said to have agreed to his terms at that time, not everything asked for hasn't been delivered.
After rejecting a few names for the respective positions, including Vinay Kumar for the bowling coach, the board accepted Gambhir’s proposal to offer Morne Morkel the same role, per the latest reports. The former South Africa seamer will join the backroom staff from the home season, starting in September with the Bangladesh series.
Speaking of the coaching staff, the decision on Sairaj Bahutule – a dominant spin bowling coach who joined the squad as an interim coach for the Sri Lanka series, is yet to be made.
If in case the BCCI continues with Bahutule as the spin coach, the full backroom staff under head coach Gautam Gambhir would be T Dilip (fielding coach), two assistant coaches - Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate and bowling coach Morne Morkel.
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed and Harshit Rana
(With inputs from agencies)
