The 33-year-old took over the reins from the beloved Rohit Sharma, who stepped down from the 20-over format following India’s triumphant World Cup marketing campaign in June.
Regardless of competitors from all-rounder Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar secured the captaincy function, with considerations over Pandya’s recurring harm absences taking part in an element within the determination.
Nonetheless, Suryakumar’s previous management expertise with the Mumbai state workforce had raised eyebrows, as complaints from his teammates led to his dismissal in 2015.
“Lot of issues have modified since then. I’m a special particular person now,” AFP quoted Suryakumar as saying to reporters in Kandy forward of Saturday’s sequence opener.
“I’ve bought married and I’ve discovered quite a bit from different captains. I’ll take the workforce ahead in my very own model,” he added.
“Our model of cricket stays the identical. What the captaincy has achieved is it has given me new accountability and I’m wanting ahead to the problem.”
Virat Kohli, a top-performing batsman, stepped down from his place following the conclusion of the T20 World Cup. India’s workforce, consisting of 15 gamers, will enable Suryakumar to check out completely different methods with the highest order, which is supported by opening batsmen Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Sri Lanka can also be beneath new management within the quick format after a disappointing early elimination from the World Cup, which led to Wanindu Hasaranga‘s resignation simply half a yr after he was appointed.
Charith Asalanka, who has taken over as captain, led the Jaffna Kings to victory within the Lanka Premier League match, a 20-over competitors, on Sunday.
“It is an enormous problem for us to play the world champions. We’re prepared for the problem as we ready nicely for this sequence,” Asalanka stated.
“Bit disillusioned that we’re not at full energy,” he added, saying that harm and sickness had harm the workforce’s tempo energy.
Sri Lanka’s quick bowling lineup has been hit with setbacks as Nuwan Thushara suffered a thumb fracture, rendering him unavailable for the rest of the sequence. Moreover, Dushmantha Chameera is at present ailing and unable to take part.
To fill the void left by these absences, the Sri Lankan workforce has referred to as up Asitha Fernando, a right-arm seam bowler, and Dilshan Madushanka, a left-arm quick bowler, as replacements for the injured and unwell gamers.
The continued three-match sequence is about to conclude on Tuesday in Kandy. Following this, the groups will shift their focus to a three-match ODI sequence, which is scheduled to start on Friday in Colombo.
Squads:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammad Siraj.
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka (capt), Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Binura Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka.
