Gautam Gambhir Arrives in Sri Lanka With His Squad for Maiden Challenge as Head Coach - See pics

The Indian cricket team led by newly-appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir arrived in Sri Lanka for their white-ball series against the island nation on Monday. Image: SLC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) took to its official social media handles to share pictures of Indian players and coaching staff after they arrived in Sri Lanka. Image: SLC

Suryakumar Yadav, who has been handed the captaincy of the Indian T20 team, was spotted along with stars like Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, and Ravi Bishnoi. Image: SLC

Earlier in the day, Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar held a pre-series press conference to address all the questions regarding the selection of the team. Image: PTI

Gambhir opened up on several subjects including his relationship with Virat Kohli, the team's future, his goal as the head coach, etc. He also explained some of the decisions made by him and Agarkar. Image: AP

The Indian team will play three T20Is followed by as many ODIs against Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma will captain the ODI side and will join the team later. Virat Kohli will also play ODIs only. Image: AP