India vs Sri Lanka: Shikhar Dhawan set to be captain, NCA head Rahul Dravid to coach side

With both Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma busy on the tour of England, Delhi Capitals (DC) opener Shikhar Dhawan is the favourite to take up the captaincy of the team for the white-ball series against Sri Lanka. DC skipper and Dhawan’s Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise teammate Shreyas Iyer’s name was also floated.

Cricket fans will be able to see to different Team India sides in action almost parallelly with a second squad set to take part in a limited-over series in Sri Lanka starting next month. With the first-choice team led by Virat Kohli in the United Kingdom for the World Test Championship Final followed by the five-match Test series against England. With both Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma busy on the tour of England, Delhi Capitals (DC) opener Shikhar Dhawan is the favourite to take up the captaincy of the team for the white-ball series against Sri Lanka. DC skipper and Dhawan’s Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise teammate Shreyas Iyer’s name was also floated but with the batsman unlikely to be included for the series due to shoulder injury, Dhawan looks set to lead the team according to Cricbuzz website. However, it isn't yet clear when the India squad for the Sri Lanka tour will be picked but it is likely to happen in the coming week.