India, July 23 -- India are set to play their first series under new head coach Gautam Gambhir as they face Sri Lanka on Saturday. This marks the start of a new era for India in multiple ways, particularly in the shortest format of the game. Captain Rohit Sharma, talisman Virat Kohli and star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja all retired from the format after India won the 2024 T20 World Cup last month and they thus gave Rahul Dravid the perfect sendoff as India's head coach.

Gambhir himself acknowledged that he is taking over a very successful team that, under Dravid, finished runners-up in the World Test Championship and the World Cup in 2023 and won the T20 World Cup this year. The twin disappointments in 2023, particularly in the World Cup...