India captain Virat Kohli

Skipper Virat Kohli along with MS Dhoni were prominent among those rested for the T20I tri-series in Sri Lanka, starting March 6. Pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah are also rested along with all-rounder Hardik Pandya given their workload on the SA tour. Rohit Sharma will lead a second string team with Shikhar Dhawan as deputy.