Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni rested for upcoming Sri Lanka tri-series

India captain Virat Kohli

Skipper Virat Kohli along with MS Dhoni were prominent among those rested for the T20I tri-series in Sri Lanka, starting March 6. Pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah are also rested along with all-rounder Hardik Pandya given their workload on the SA tour. Rohit Sharma will lead a second string team with Shikhar Dhawan as deputy.

India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan (vc), KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Vijay Shankar, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammad Siraj, Rishabh Pant (wk).

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