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Squad for Indi's SL T20s: Rohit, Ruturaj, Ishan, Surya, Shreyas, Venkatesh, Deepak, Bumrah (VC), Bhuvneshwar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal, Siraj, Samson (wk), Ravi Jadeja, Chahal, Bishnoi, Kuldeep and Avesh @sportstarweb @TheHinduSports

Chetan Sharma announces Rohit Sharma as captain for the Test series vs Sri Lanka. Saurabh Kumar gets maiden call-up. R Ashwin named subject to fitness. Washington and Rahul are ruled out. Axar is under rehab, expected to be fit for the second Test @TheHinduSports @sportstarweb

Chief selector Chetan Sharma: Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have been rested for the last T20 and the SL T20 series. We've sent them home on the advice of medical team. Shardul Thakur rested for T20s and Tests vs SL, available for the WI 3rd T20

Chetan Sharma: We want to groom captains under Rohit Sharma

Chetan Sharma: The selection committee feels Rohit is fit and fine and ready to go.
The selection committee had spoken to Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara earlier and told them we won't consider them for these two Tests. The doors are open for them after playing Ranji Trophy

Chetan Sharma: For now, Rohit is our choice for Test captaincy. He was a clear choice for us. We want to create leadership under him. We just have to manage rest for every player whenever he wants.

Chetan Sharma: We will be extremely happy as long as Rohit is fit and available to lead. As long as Rohit is fit and available, he will be the Test captain. We will give him rest whenever he or the team management or the medical staff gives us a directive

Besides Rahane and Pujara, the selectors have also told Ishant and Saha that they will not be considered for these two Tests and we want them to see them perform in #RanjiTrophy

Chetan Sharma: KL, Bumrah and Rishabh have worked as vice-captains. And we want Rohit to groom these leaders.

Chetan Sharma on Wriddhiman Shaha: Can't spell out on what grounds we have dropped them. The committee decided to not consider them all four and asked them to play Ranji Trophy

Chetan Sharma: CAB can tell you why Saha is not playing. Our job was to tell them to play Ranji Trophy. Selectors want everyone to play domestic cricket, barring medical circumstances. You can Hardik why he isn't playing.

Chetan Sharma: We don't give too much of importance to the age. We want to give youngsters a chance and that's why the selection committee has categorically specified you are not to be considered only for these two matches. Ranji Trophy is paramout and the doors are always open

Chetan Sharma: Selectors should not be satisfied with anything. It's up to Ajinkya Rahane to assess where he is lacking. For us, he is a great player. We want players who lose form want to go back, work on their game and come back again

Chetan Sharma: You can call and ask Hardik Pandya. You are not a selector, so don't judge that he will play IPL and get selected. We will take that call. Don't forget his contribution, don't go after him, support him.

Chetan Sharma: The management decides the best possible XI. We selectors have been following KS Bharat and watched him keep in Kanpur. There's nothing wrong in we telling Saha that we'll not consider them for SL Tests.