In many of the firsts, the new head coach Gautam Gambhir with the new captain for T20I SuryaKumar Yadav arrived in Pallekele via Colombo on Monday.
The 15-member India team and the support staff left Mumbai in style, after a pre-departure press conference addressed by Gambhir and BCCI's chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar.
India will play a three-match T20I series against the home side, who are yet to announce their squad.
The Suryakumar-led side will play the first of the three T20Is on July 27, followed by matches on July 28 and 30.
"Mumbai to Pallekele via Colombo. TeamIndia has reached Sri Lanka," wrote BCCI on 'X' with a short video showing the players enjoying their air and road journey to the fullest.
The team will return to Colombo on August 2 to play the ODI series with stalwarts, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returning to the field. Rohit and Kohli announced their retirement from the short format, T20I after becoming world champions in the Caribbean a fortnight ago.
Currently, the team for the T20 has Shubhman Gill as his Vice-Captain and many youngsters.
Last week, Suryakumar was appointed the new T20 captain ahead of all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who previously led the side, because of his fitness and the feedback the team management got from the dressing room.
The team has a fair sprinkling of experience as apart from Suryakumar and Gill, it also has Sanju Samson, Pandya, and pacers Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh among others.
The Indian men's cricket team was crowned with fans love in Sri Lanka. The T20 world champions playfully mingled with fans and gave them some precious moments.
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