India's ODI and Test captain Rohit Sharma along with Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli will likely to miss upcoming India's tour to Sri Lanka which will likley to start from July 27 to August 7. Men in Blue will play three T20Is followed by 3 ODIs against the Island nation.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have gave rest to the senior players to manage their workload judiciously. Now in absence of regular captain, Hardik Pandya or KL Rahul will lead team India in the series, reported PTI.
Hardik is yet to captain team India in ODIs and on the other hand, KL Rahul captained team India in 12 ODIs where India won eight and lost four.
It is understood that Indian cricket's biggest contemporary stars have sought a longish break from the BCCI, considering the gruelling last three months since the start of IPL.
For 37-year-old Rohit, it has been close to six months that he took a break. The Mumbaikar played every series since the South Africa Test series in December-January, followed by Afghanistan T20Is, England Test series, IPL and the recently-concluded T20 World Cup.
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India play 2 Tests versus Bangladesh, followed by three against New Zealand before the big-ticket five Test Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia Down Under.
"Both are automatic choices in ODI set up and the three 50 over games against England before the Champions Trophy is good enough practice for them. For next few months, they both will prioritize Tests and India will play 10 of them between September to January," a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
Rohit, Kohli and Bumrah will be the part of India's squad in the Champions Trophy which will be hosted by Pakistan in 2025.
"The Champions Trophy will happen in mid February and they don't need to go for a week-long 3 match ODIs in Sri Lanka. If they want, they are most welcome but I guess they would want rest," the source added.
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