Team India: The last Test series between Team India and Sri Lanka (IND VS SL) was played in the year 2022. In which Team India won 2-0. No series has been played since the Test series against Sri Lanka in the year 2022.
Due to which now the cricket boards of both the countries have decided to play a series of 2 Test matches among themselves.
For which the selection committee will soon select a strong 17-member team squad. In which the head of the selection committee Ajit Agarkar will give a chance to 8 all-rounders including Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey to join.
Test series to be held against Sri Lanka in the year 2026
A 2-Test series is scheduled to be held between Team India and Sri Lanka (IND VS SL) on Sri Lankan soil in the year 2026. After which now reports are coming in the media that the selection committee can select a 17-member team (Team India) squad instead of 15 in that Test series against Sri Lanka.
8 strong all-rounders including Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey will get a chance
For the 2-Test series against Sri Lanka and India (IND VS SL), the selection committee can include veteran all-rounders Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Tanush Kotian, Riyan Parag, Anshul Kamboj, Shams Mulani and Deepak Chahar in the Team India squad. By including this army of all-rounders, the selection committee can select a balanced Team India squad.
Possible 18-member Team India squad for Sri Lanka Test series
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Sarfaraz Khan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Tanush Kotian, Riyan Parag, Anshul Kamboj, Shams Mulani and Deepak Chahar