Devdutt Padikkal to Ruturaj Gaikwad: India's young brigade ready for limited-overs series vs Sri Lanka

Devdutt Padikkal, Chetan Sakaria, Nitish Rana, Krishnappa Gowtham, and Ruturaj Gaikwad have been selected in the young Indian squad for the Sri Lanka tour. All five uncapped stars have impressed their teams in the IPL.

Devdutt Padikkal, Chetan Sakaria, Nitish Rana, Krishnappa Gowtham, and Ruturaj Gaikwad earned their maiden call-up to the national team following a fine display in the Indian Premier League and domestic tournaments. NEWS : The All-India Senior Selection Committee picked the Indian squad for the 3-match ODI series & the 3-match T20I series against Sri Lanka in July. #TeamIndiaDetails https://t.co/b8kffqa6DR pic.twitter.com/GPGKYLMpMS A huge congratulations to @devdpd07 on a maiden call-up to the Indian Cricket team, as he joins @yuzi_chahal and @navdeepsaini96 on the tour to Sri Lanka. #PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/dctq2b0dfE Great news! @NitishRana_27 @chakaravarthy29 @imkuldeep18 part of the #TeamIndia squad for tour to Sri Lanka in July. Details inside https://t.co/Ud2X8zpGsu #NitishRana #KuldeepYadav #VarunChakaravarthy #SLvIND Dream. Come. True.Chetan Sakariya receives his maiden national call-up and will join his Royals skipper Sanju Samson for India’s tour of Sri Lanka. #HallaBol | #TeamIndia | @IamSanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/tqSb5kFaQo Periya #WhistlePodu to our Lions picked for India's tour of Sri Lanka! #SLvIND #WhistlePodu #Yellove pic.twitter.com/Ynbd8XQkbK Shikhar Dhawan will lead the young India team in the limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka next month with Bhuvneshwar Kumar named as his deputy. India will face the hosts in three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 games next month with all matches to be played at the R Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo.